Numerical Simulation of Bending Response of Reinforced Concrete and Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Beams

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.A. Georgiadi-Stefanidi ◽  
E.S. Mistakidis ◽  
P.C. Perdikaris
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Bending Response

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Shear Strength for Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Beams

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
Constantinos B. Demakos ◽  
Constantinos C. Repapis ◽  
Dimitros P. Drivas
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Shear Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibre ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibres ◽  
Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete

Aims: The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of the volume fraction of fibres, the depth of the beam and the shear span-to-depth ratio on the shear strength of steel fibre reinforced concrete beams. Background: Concrete is a material widely used in structures, as it has high compressive strength and stiffness with low cost manufacturing. However, it presents low tensile strength and ductility. Therefore, through years various materials have been embedded inside it to improve its properties, one of which is steel fibres. Steel fibre reinforced concrete presents improved flexural, tensile, shear and torsional strength and post-cracking ductility. Objective: A better understanding of the shear performance of SFRC could lead to improved behaviour and higher safety of structures subject to high shear forces. Therefore, the influence of steel fibres on shear strength of reinforced concrete beams without transverse reinforcement is experimentally investigated. Methods: Eighteen concrete beams were constructed for this purpose and tested under monotonic four-point bending, six of which were made of plain concrete and twelve of SFRC. Two different aspect ratios of beams, steel fibres volume fractions and shear span-to-depth ratios were selected. Results: During the experimental tests, the ultimate loading, deformation at the mid-span, propagation of cracks and failure mode were detected. From the tests, it was shown that SFRC beams with high volume fractions of fibres exhibited an increased shear capacity. Conclusion: The addition of steel fibres resulted in a slight increase of the compressive strength and a significant increase in the tensile strength of concrete and shear resistance capacity of the beam. Moreover, these beams exhibit a more ductile behaviour. Empirical relations predicting the shear strength capacity of fibre reinforced concrete beams were revised and applied successfully to verify the experimental results obtained in this study.

scholarly journals DUCTILITY RESPONSE OF HYBRID FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS

2018 ◽  
pp. 174-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eswari Natarajan
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Ultimate Load ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Fibre Volume ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Hybrid Fibre ◽  
Service Load ◽  
Strength And Ductility

Abstract: The effect of fibre content on the Strength and ductility behaviour of hybrid fibre reinforced concrete (HFRC) beams having different fibre volume fractions was investigated. The parameters of this investigation included service load, ultimate load, service load deflection, ultimate load deflection, crack width, deflection ductility and energy ductility. The fibre volume fraction (Vf) ranged from 0.0 to 2.0 percent. Steel and polyolefin fibres were combined in different proportions and their impact on the above parameters was studied. The ductile response of hybrid fibre reinforced concrete beams was compared with that of control beam. The test results show that addition of 2.0 percent by volume of hybrid fibres improve the strength and ductility appreciably. Empirical expressions for predicting the strength and ductility of hybrid fibre reinforced concrete (HFRC) are proposed based on regression analysis. A close agreement has been obtained between the predicted and experimental results.

scholarly journals Failure mode in shear of steel fiber reinforced concrete beams

2018 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 02003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julita Krassowska ◽  
Marta Kosior-Kazberuk
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibres

Experimental tests were carried out to assess the failure model of steel fiber reinforced concrete beams. Experimental research was focused on observing changes in the behavior of the tested elements depending on the amount of shear reinforcement and the fiber. Model two-span beams with a cross-section of 80x180 mm and a length of 2000 mm were tested. The beams had varied stirrup spacing. The following amounts of steel fibres in concrete were used: 78.5 kg/m3 (1.0%) i 118 kg/m3 (1.5%). Concrete beams without fibres were examined at the same time. The beams were loaded in a five-point bending test until they were destroyed. Shear or bending capacity of the element was observed. Fibre reinforced concrete beams were not destroyed rapidly, but they kept their shape consistent under load. Larger number of diagonal cracks with a smaller width were observed in fibre reinforced concrete beams. Failure of concrete beams without fibres was rapid, with a characteristic brittle cracking. Steel fibres revealed the ability to transfer significant shear stress after cracking in comparison to plain concrete.

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