Prediction of steel fibre reinforced concrete under flexure from an inferred fibre pull-out response |
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Authors: | Luiz Prudencio Jr Simon Austin Peter Jones Hugo Armelin Peter Robins |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dept. of Civil & Building Engineering, University of Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil;(2) Dept. of Civil & Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK;(3) Lafarge Ltd, Sao Goncalo, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Steel fibre-reinforced concrete (SFRC) is being used in a variety of structural applications, yet there is still considerable
debate how to express and evaluate flexural toughness for design purposes. This is holding back the material's development
as a permanent structural material. Existing beam and slab test methods have problems with variability or their application
in structural design. Furthermore, existing models of SFRC flexural behaviour do not fully capture what happens at the cracked
section in terms of the fibre-matrix interactions. Typical of these approaches is the modelling of the tension zone from single
fibre pull-out tests, which is problematic in measurement of the load-displacement relationship, the interaction of groups
of fibres and the extensive testing required to cover all permutations of fibre geometry.
An alternative approach is proposed where the average pull-out response of the fibres bridging the cracked zone is inferred
from flexural beam tests. The characteristic load versus crack-mouth opening displacement behaviour for a particular fibre
concrete then forms part of the stress and strain/displacement profile in a flexural analysis to predict moment capacity in
a design calculation. The model is explained together with its validation by comparing the predicted load-displacement response
for a range of fibre volumes in sprayed and cast SFRC. It is concluded that the analysis of beam load/deflection curves to
infer the fibre pull-out response is a viable approach. It offers a promising solution to the need for a flexural design model
combined with a practical method of characterizing the tensile contribution of steel fibres. |
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