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An Experimental Study on the Flexural Strength of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Structures  

Chai, Won-Kyu (Department of Civil Engineering, Shingu University)
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International Journal of Safety / v.11, no.2, 2012 , pp. 26-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this thesis, fracture tests were carried out in order to investigate the flexural strength behavior of FRC(fiber reinforced concrete) structures. FRC beams were used in the tests, the initial crack load and the ultimate load of the beams were observed under the static loading. According to the results, the ultimate loads increase with the fiber content, and these tendency is clear in the specimens with large fiber aspect ratio. From the results of the regression analysis, practical formulae for predicting the flexural strength of FRC were suggested.
Keywords
fracture test; fiber reinforced concrete; flexural strength; average spacing; practical formulae;
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