Dilatant Transverse Pull-Out Response of Hooked-End Steel Fiber from Concrete: Novel Test Method
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 31, Issue 11
Abstract
Contrary to the extensive literature available on the axial pull-out behavior of individual steel fibers embedded in a cement-based matrix, including different fiber orientations, limited research has been performed which characterizes the transverse pull-out response. The Ohno-beam shear test method, which to the authors’ knowledge has not yet been used to characterize the steel fiber transverse pull-out response, is adapted here for this purpose. Five fiber orientations and two fiber embedment lengths are investigated. Similar characteristic behavior is observed compared with work done by other authors using alternative experimental methods. However, differences are pointed out and ascribed to the different boundary conditions in the different test methods. The knowledge could be used to select the most representative test. The single-fiber shear responses at different orientations bring new insights in the mechanisms governing shear response. Optimized fiber orientations could be selected to improve structural performance of steel-fiber reinforced concrete.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Tubular Track, the Wilhelm Frank Bursary, and in-kind support from Bekaert, Mapei, and PPC Cement.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 31 • Issue 11 • November 2019
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Received: Feb 5, 2019
Accepted: Jun 4, 2019
Published online: Aug 28, 2019
Published in print: Nov 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Jan 28, 2020
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