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Mechanical properties of fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete

JUN CAI1,* , HONGDAO JIANG1, YERAN ZHU2, DONG WANG2

Affiliation

  1. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Hohai University, Nanjing , China
  2. Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing , China

Abstract

Self-compacting concrete (SCC) has been widely used in construction industry because of its economic and technical benefits. But SCC has intrinsic low ductility and poor toughness which restrict the fields of application of SCC. The disadvantage of SCC can be avoided by reinforcing with randomly distributed discontinuous fibers. This paper focuses on the experimental investigation carried out on fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete (FRSCC). The effect of type and content of fibers on the mechanical properties was experimentally investigated. The test results indicate that the addition of fibers can significantly improve the ductility and flexural toughness of FRSCC.

Keywords

Polypropylene fiber, Steel fiber, Self-compacting concrete, Mechanical properties.

Citation

JUN CAI, HONGDAO JIANG, YERAN ZHU, DONG WANG, Mechanical properties of fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 7, July 2010, pp.1013-1016 (2010).

Submitted at: June 15, 2010

Accepted at: July 14, 2010