Ultimate shear response of ultra-high-performance steel fibre-reinforced concrete elements
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Ţibea, C
Bompa, Dan V
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper examines the experimental performance of ultra-high-performance steel fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPSFRC) beams subjected to loads at relatively low shear span-to-depth ratios. The results and observations from six tests provide a detailed insight into the ultimate response including shear strength and failure mode of structural elements incorporating various fibre contents. The test results showed that a higher fibre content results in an increase in ultimate capacity and some enhancement in terms of ductility. Detailed nonlinear numerical validations and sensitivity studies were also undertaken in order to obtain further insights into the response of UHPSFRC beams, with particular focus on the influence of the shear span-to-depth ratio, fibre content and flexural reinforcement ratio. The parametric investigations showed that a reduction in shear span-to-depth ratio results in an increase in the member capacity, whilst a reduction in the flexural reinforcement ratio produces a lower ultimate capacity and a relatively more flexible response. The test results combined with those from numerical simulations enabled the development of a series of design expressions to estimate the shear strength of such members. Validations were performed against the results in this paper, as well as against a collated database from previous experimental studies.
Date Issued
2020-06
Date Acceptance
2020-03-27
Citation
Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 2020, 20 (2), pp.1-16
ISSN
1644-9665
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1
End Page
16
Journal / Book Title
Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Volume
20
Issue
2
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Identifier
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs43452-020-00051-z
Subjects
0913 Mechanical Engineering
Publication Status
Published online
Article Number
49
Date Publish Online
2020-04-19