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Title: Modelling of steel fiber-reinforced concrete under multi-axial loads

Journal Article · · Cement and Concrete Research
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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10, Kent Ridge Crescent, 119260 Singapore (Singapore)

Fifty-four plain concrete and steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) plate specimens containing 0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5% of hooked fibers were tested under biaxial compression. The experimental results obtained were used to verify a failure surface developed earlier by the authors for SFRC under multi-axial loads. An equation has also been proposed in this study to predict the strain at failure for SFRC under multi-axial loads, {epsilon} {sub ci}. The proposed failure criterion and equation to predict {epsilon} {sub ci} were incorporated into a constitutive model in a well-established finite-element software, ABAQUS. Experiments of SFRC plate specimens under multi-axial loads and beams under two-point load were modeled to illustrate the application of the failure surface to SFRC under varying load conditions. Good agreement between analytical and experimental results is observed.

OSTI ID:
20871563
Journal Information:
Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 36, Issue 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.03.008; PII: S0008-8846(06)00068-8; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0008-8846
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English