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CONCRETE (SFRC)
CLASSIFICATION OF FRC
Glass Fiber
Natural Fiber
Synthetic Fiber
STEEL FIBERS
STEEL FIBERS USED FOR REINFORCING CONCRETE ARE
DEFINED AS SHORT, DISCRETE LENGTH OF STEEL HAVING
AN ASPECT RATIO (RATIO OF LENGTH TO DIAMETER) FROM
ABOUT 20 TO 100 WITH ANY OF SEVERAL CROSS SECTIONS
AND THAT ARE SUFFICIENTLY SMALL TO BE RANDOMLY
DISPERSED IN A UNHARDENED CONCRETE MIXTURE
USING USUAL MIXING PROCEDURES.
# THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (JSCE) HAS CLASSIFIED STEEL FIBERS B
ON THE
SHAPE OF THEIR CROSS-SECTION.
TYPE I SQUARE SECTION
TYPE II CIRCULAR SECTION
TYPE III CRESCENT SECTION
Property
Cement
350-600
300-550
250-450
0.35-0.45
0.35-0.5
0.35-0.55
45-60
45-55
40-55
(kg/m3)
w/c ratio
4-6
4-5
0.4-1.0
0.3-0.8
0.2-0.7
0.8-2.0
0.6-1.6
0.4-1.4
Deformed
Fiber (%)
Smooth
Fiber (%)
in.
sized
TENSILE STRENGTH :
IN
DIRECT
TENSION,
THE
IMPROVEMENT IN STRENGTH IS
REPORTED
FROM
30-40%
FOR
ADDITION UP TO 2% BY TOTAL
VOLUME OF FIBERS.
FLEXURAL STRENGTH:
INCREASE IN THE FLEXURAL
STRENGTH OF SFRC ARE MUCH
GREATER THAN IN TENSION OR
COMPRESSION BECAUSE OF DUCTILE
BEHAVIOR.
THE CHANGED ELASTIC DISTRIBUTION
IS IMPORTANTLY PLASTIC IN THE
TENSION ZONE AND ELASTIC IN THE
COMPRESSION ZONE, WHICH POSES A
SHIFT OF NEUTRAL AXIS TOWARDS
THE COMPRESSION ZONE.
IT CHANGES FROM 20-100% FOR
ADDITION UP TO 3% BY TOTAL
VOLUME OF FIBERS.
FATIGUE:
FOR A GIVEN TYPE OF FIBER THERE
IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
FLEXURAL FATIGUE STRENGTH WITH
INCREASING PERCENTAGE OF STEEL
FIBERS. ALMOST 1 1/2 TIMES
INCREASE IN FATIGUE STRENGTH
DUE TO THE INCREASING USE OF
STEEL FIBERS.
IMPACT:
UNDER FLEXURAL IMPACT LOADING,
THE PEAK LOAD FOR SFRC IS 40
PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE
NORMAL CONCRETE. SO, INCREASED
USE OF STEEL FIBERS INCREASE THE
IMPACT RESISTANCE OF THE
CONCRETE.
APPLICATION OF SFRC:
SFRC HAS BEEN TRIED ON OVERLAYS OF AIR-FIELD, ROAD
PAVEMENTS, INDUSTRIAL FLOORINGS, BRIDGE DECKS, CANAL LINING,
EXPLOSIVE RESISTANCE STRUCTURES, REFRACTORY LININGS ETC.
IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR THE FABRICATION OF PRECAST PRODUCTS
LIKE PIPES, BOATS, BEAMS, STAIR CASE STEPS, WALL PANELS, ROOF
PANELS, MANHOLE COVERS ETC.
SFRC IS ALSO BEING TRIED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF
PREFABRICATED FORMWORK MOLDS OF U SHAPE FOR CASTING
LINTELS AND SMALL BEAMS.
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