An introduction to Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Department of Civil Engineering

Classification of Steel Fibers Flexural Strength

The changed elastic distribution is importantly plastic
ASTM A 820 provides a classification of in the tension zone and elastic in the compression
four general types of steel fibers. zone, which poses a shift of neutral axis towards the
compression zone. It changes from 20-100% for
 Type I- Cold-drawn wire addition up to 3% by total volume of fibers.
 Type II - Cut sheet
 Type III – Melt-extracted
 Type IV – Other fibers
Different Types of Fiber
Steel Fiber Glass Fiber
The Japanese society of civil engineers
Fiber Reinforced Concrete (JSCE) has classified steel fibers based on
the shape of their cross-section.
Fiber Reinforced Concrete is a composite
material consisting of cement, aggregate  Type I – Square section
and discontinues, discrete, uniformly  Type II – Circular Section
dispersed suitable fibers  Type III – Crescent Section Application of SFRC
Natural Fiber Synthetic Fiber
 SFRC has been tried on overlays of air-field, road
Why to use FRC Mix design of SFRC pavements, industrial floorings, bridge decks, canal
 Plain concrete is a brittle material with lining, explosive resistance structures, refractory
3/8- in. maximum ¾- in. maximum 1½- in. maximum
limited ductility and low tensile strength Property sized aggregate sized aggregate sized aggregate linings etc.
and strain capacity. Internal micro-cracks  It can also be used for the fabrication of precast
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC)
Cement
350-600 300-550 250-450
are present in that concrete. Thus the (kg/m3) products like pipes, boats, beams, stair case steps,
concrete leads to heavy brittle fracture. w/c ratio
0.35-0.45 0.35-0.5 0.35-0.55 wall panels, roof panels, manhole covers etc.
SFRC is concrete made of hydraulic cements containing
Percent of fine to  SFRC is also being tried for the manufacture of
fine and coarse aggregate and discontinuous discrete steel coarse aggregate (%)
45-60 45-55 40-55
 The role of randomly distributed fibers is to prefabricated formwork molds of “U” shape for
fibers. Entrained Air Content
bridge across the cracks and to provide (%) 4-8 4-6 4-5 casting lintels and small beams.
some post-cracking ductility. If the fibers Fiber Content, (% of total volume)
are sufficiently strong and bonded to Limitations of SFRC
Deformed
material then FRC will carry significant Fiber (%)
0.4-1.0 0.3-0.8 0.2-0.7  Unless steel fibers are added in adequate quantity,
stress over a relatively large strain capacity Cross Section of Steel Fibers Smooth the desired improvements cannot be obtained.
in the post cracking stage. Fiber (%)
0.8-2.0 0.6-1.6 0.4-1.4  As the quantity of fibers is increased, the workability
of the concrete is decreased.
Classification of Fibers Properties of Concrete Improved  Another problem is the corrosion of the surface
which may influence the appearance of the surface.
 Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) Compressive Strength  Steel fibers are not cost effective. Due to the addition
In compression the ultimate strength is only of 1% steel fiber of the total volume, there will be a
 Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) slightly affected by the presence of Steel massive change in the total cost of the construction.
Fibers. The presence of steel fibers increases
compressive strength from 0 to % for up
Some SFRC Constructions
 Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SNFRC)
to 2% of volume of fibers.
 Natural Fiber Reinforced Concrete (NFRC) Steel Fiber cutting machine Tensile Strength
Recently some new FRC named High In direct tension, the improvement in
Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete strength is reported from 30-40% for
(HPFRC) and Ultra High Performance Fiber addition up to 2% by total volume of fibers.
Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) have introduced It is observed that the split tensile strength INNOVATIVE BUILDERS

which shows significant changes over plain increases from 10-45% for addition up to Zubayer Ibna Zahid (Group Leader) --
Hasan Jubair Siam --
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12.02.03.037

concrete. 3% by total volume of fibers. Soaib Imran Abir --

Abdullah Al Mamun --
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Jarin Tasnim Hiya -- 12.02.03.039
Eden Chakma -- 12.02.03.001
Md Omar Faruk Rupak -- 12.02.03.010
Sohan Ahmed Tonmoy -- 12.02.03.016
Kanak Chakma -- 12.01.03.003