| publication name | Experimental Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams |
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| Authors | Beshara F.B.A.; Ahmed A. Mahmoud; El-Barbary, A. A. |
| year | 2015 |
| keywords | Shear strength; high-strength concrete; deep beams; and steel fibers. |
| journal | Engineering Research Journal (ERJ), Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University |
| volume | 26 |
| issue | 1 |
| pages | 104-115 |
| publisher | Engineering Research Journal (ERJ), Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | https://www.academia.edu/18930141/Experimental_Behavior_of_Steel_Fiber_Reinforced_Concrete_Deep_Beams |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
This paper presents an experimental investigation on high strength steel fiber reinforcedconcrete (HSSFRC) deep beams behavior under monotonic static loads. Eleven simply-supported deep beams were tested and divided into three groups with different structural parameters. The studiedfactors were steel fiber volume fractions ( V f ), fibers aspect ratios ( l f / f ), and shear span-to-depth ratios( a/d ). The mean compressive strength of concrete is 60 MPa. The main objectives were to study theeffect of fibers inclusion on response characteristics such as the shear carrying capacity, load-deflection curves, load-steel strain relationships, concrete surface strains, and failure modes. Thetesting results indicated that ( a/d ) ratio has a significant effect on the behavior of deep beams. Also,load carrying capacity, stiffness and strain ductility increase considerably with the increase of ( V f ) or( l f / f ) ratio.