Research Article
Apr 1974
Compression Fatigue of Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Authors: Melvin R. Ramey, AM.ASCE, and Patrick J. McCabeAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 100, Issue 2
Abstract
The effect of repeated loads on the fatigue strength of fiber reinforced concrete was investigated to test the hypothesis that fiber concrete would exhibit compression fatigue behavior superior to that of unreinforced concretes. This hypothesis is based on the findings that short steel wires when added to concrete are crack arresting; and that the fatigue mechanism of concrete is believed to be a crack propagating mechanism. Over 100 cylindrical specimens of fiber reinforced and unreinforced concrete were tested in uniaxial compression. The results showed that the crack arrest mechanism associated with fiber concrete was not particularly effective in improving the fatigue strength of the material and that the fiber concrete exhibited the same compression fatigue characteristics as unreinforced concretes. It was observed, however, that the fiber concrete failed gradually, not exhibiting the explosive failure so often found with unreinforced concrete.
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Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 100 • Issue 2 • April 1974
Pages: 139 - 149
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© 1974 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Apr 1974
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Melvin R. Ramey, AM.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Civ. Engrg. Dept., Univ. of California, Davis, Calif.
Patrick J. McCabe
Asst. Bridge Engr., State of California, Dept. of Transportation, Ofc. of Structures, Sacramento, Calif.
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