Published: Građevinar 72 (2020) 12
Paper type: Scientific research paper
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Mechanical flexural properties of concrete with melt-extract stainless steel fibres
Abstract
An experimental study is performed to evaluate the effect of melt-extract stainless steel fibres on mechanical and flexural properties of concrete. A total of seventy-two specimens are used to determine an optimum fibre dosage and mechanical properties of plain and steel fibre reinforced concrete. Twelve full-scale beam specimens are then exposed to four-point bending tests. The effect of melt-extract stainless steel fibres on flexural behaviour of beams is quantified in this testing. A beam specimen is exposed to four-point bending, after being subjected to 15000 cycles of fatigue load. Pre- and post-fatigue flexural properties of beams with melt-extract steel fibres are compared and discussed.
Keywordssteel fibre reinforced concrete, melt-extract stainless steel fibres, mechanical properties, fatigue test