Permeability of Cracked Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 14, Issue 4
Abstract
This research explores the relationship between permeability and crack width in cracked, steel fiber-reinforced concrete. In addition, it inspects the influence of steel fiber reinforcement on concrete permeability. The feedback-controlled splitting tension test (also known as the Brazilian test) is used to induce cracks of up to 500 μm (0.02 in.) in concrete specimens without reinforcement, and with steel fiber reinforcement volumes of both 0.5 and 1%. The cracks relax after induced cracking. The steel fibers decrease the permeability of specimens with relaxed cracks larger than 100 μm.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 14 • Issue 4 • August 2002
Pages: 355 - 358
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 11, 2000
Accepted: Apr 23, 2001
Published online: Jul 15, 2002
Published in print: Aug 2002
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