Fracture and Structural Integrity e-ISSN 1971-8993 Open access
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An experimental study on flexural strength enhancement of concrete by means of small steel fibers

Author and affiliation details
  • Abdoullah Namdar Corresponding author ab_namdar@yahoo.com
  • Ideris Bin Zakaria
  • Azimah Bt Hazeli
  • Sayed Javid Azimi
  • Abdul Syukor Bin Abd. Razak
  • G. S. Gopalakrishna
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03
Pages
Pages 22-30
Published
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Abstract

Cost effective improvement of the mechanical performances of structural materials is an important goal in construction industry. To improve the flexural strength of plain concrete so as to reduce construction costs, the addition of fibers to the concrete mixture can be adopted. The addition of small steel fibers with different lengths and proportion have experimentally been analyzed in terms of concrete flexural strength enhancement. The main objectives of the present study are related to the evaluation of the influence of steel
fibers design on the increase of concrete flexural characteristics and on the mode of failure. Two types of beams have been investigated. The force level, deflection and time to failure of beams have been measured. The shear crack, flexural crack and intermediate shear-flexural crack have been studied. The steel fiber content controlled crack morphology. Flexural strength and time to failure of fiber reinforce concrete could be further enhanced if, instead of smooth steel fibers, corrugated fibers were used.

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APA

Namdar, A., Bin Zakaria, I., Bt Hazeli, A., Javid Azimi, S., Bin Abd. Razak, A. S., & Gopalakrishna, G. S. (2013). An experimental study on flexural strength enhancement of concrete by means of small steel fibers. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 7(26), Pages 22–30. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03

IEEE

A. Namdar, I. Bin Zakaria, A. Bt Hazeli, S. Javid Azimi, A. S. Bin Abd. Razak, and G. S. Gopalakrishna, “An experimental study on flexural strength enhancement of concrete by means of small steel fibers,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 7, no. 26, pp. Pages 22–30, 2013, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03.

MLA

Namdar, Abdoullah, et al. “An experimental study on flexural strength enhancement of concrete by means of small steel fibers.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 7, no. 26, 2013, pp. Pages 22–30. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03.

Chicago

Namdar, Abdoullah, Ideris Bin Zakaria, Azimah Bt Hazeli, Sayed Javid Azimi, Abdul Syukor Bin Abd. Razak, and G. S. Gopalakrishna. 2013. “An experimental study on flexural strength enhancement of concrete by means of small steel fibers.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 7 (26): Pages 22–30. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03.

Harvard

Namdar, A., Bin Zakaria, I., Bt Hazeli, A., Javid Azimi, S., Bin Abd. Razak, A.S. and Gopalakrishna, G.S. (2013) ‘An experimental study on flexural strength enhancement of concrete by means of small steel fibers’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 7(26), pp. Pages 22–30. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03.

Vancouver

Namdar A, Bin Zakaria I, Bt Hazeli A, Javid Azimi S, Bin Abd. Razak AS, Gopalakrishna GS. An experimental study on flexural strength enhancement of concrete by means of small steel fibers. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2013;7(26):Pages 22-30. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03

BibTeX

@article{namdar2013, author = {Namdar, Abdoullah and Bin Zakaria, Ideris and Bt Hazeli, Azimah and Javid Azimi, Sayed and Bin Abd. Razak, Abdul Syukor and Gopalakrishna, G. S.}, title = {An experimental study on flexural strength enhancement of concrete by means of small steel fibers}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2013}, volume = {7}, number = {26}, pages = {Pages 22--30}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Namdar, Abdoullah AU - Bin Zakaria, Ideris AU - Bt Hazeli, Azimah AU - Javid Azimi, Sayed AU - Bin Abd. Razak, Abdul Syukor AU - Gopalakrishna, G. S. TI - An experimental study on flexural strength enhancement of concrete by means of small steel fibers JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2013 DA - 2013/09/25 VL - 7 IS - 26 SP - Pages 22 EP - 30 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.26.03 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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