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Effect of specimen size and type on real-mode-I fracture toughness of hooked-end steel fiber-reinforced concrete

Aya S.S. El-Sayed, Ahmed A. Elakhras, Hossam El-Din M. Sallam, Ashraf H. Elsafoury

This paper studied the effects of specimen size and type on the real-mode-I fracture toughness (K_IC )of steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) specimens. Mode I K_IC tests were performed using semicircular bend (SCB) and center-cracked…