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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/cac.2020.25.6.509

Experimental investigating the properties of fiber reinforced concrete by combining different fibers  

Ghamari, Ali (Department of Civil Engineering, Darreh Shahr Branch, Islamic Azad University)
Kurdi, Javad (Department of Structural Engineering, Vali-e-Asr University Of Rafsanjan)
Shemirani, Alireza Bagher (Faculty of Civil, Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University)
Haeri, Hadi (State Key Laboratory for Deep GeoMechanics and Underground Engineering)
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Computers and Concrete / v.25, no.6, 2020 , pp. 509-516 More about this Journal
Abstract
Adding fibers improves concrete performance in respect of strength and plasticity. There are numerous fibers for use in concrete that have different mechanical properties, and their combination in concrete changes its behavior. So, to investigate the behavior of the fiber reinforced concrete, an in vitro study was conducted on concrete with different fiber compositions including different ratios of steel, polypropylene and glass fibers with the volume of 1%. Two forms of fibers including single-stranded and aggregated fibers have been used for testing, and the specimens were tested for compressive strength and dividable tensile strength (splitting tensile) to determine the optimal ratio of the composition of fibers in the concrete reinforced by hybrid fibers. The results show that the concrete with a composition of steel fibers has a better performance than other compounds. In addition, by adding glass and propylene fibers to the composition of steel fibers, the strength of the samples is reduced. Also, if using the combination of fibers is required, the use of a combination of glass fibers with steel fibers will provide a better compressive strength and tensile strength than the combination of steel fibers with propylene.
Keywords
steel fibers; propylene fibers; glass fiber; compressive strength; dividable tensile strength;
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