Comparison of material properties of steel fiber reinforced concrete with two types of steel fiber

Abstract

The work is focused on the area of mechanical properties of two types of Steel Fibers for reinforced concrete. In both cases, the same concrete mixture is used. The Steel Fibers used differ in shape. The first one is short and straight fiber and the second one is 3D steel fiber. Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete was prepared at a dosage of 40 and 75 kg steel fibers/m3. The experiment includes determination of strengths, concretely compressive strength, a three-point flexural test and Splitting Tensile Strength test. The results are summarized; fracture mechanics parameters necessary for structural modeling are also included.