Response of steel fiber reinforced high strength concrete beams: Experiments and code predictions

The shear-flexure response of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) beams was investigated.Thirty-six reinforced concrete beams with and without conventional shear reinforcement (stirrups) were tested under a four-point bending configuration to study the effectiveness of steel fibers on shear and flexural strengths, failure mechanisms, crack control, and ductility.The major factors considered were compressive strength (normal strength and high strength concrete up to 100 MPa), shear span-effective depth ratio (a/d = 1.5, 2.5, 3.5), and web reinforcement (none, stirrups and/or steel fibers).The response of RC beams was evaluated based on the results of crack patterns, load at first cracking, ultimate shear capacity, and failure modes.The experimental evidence showed that the addition of steel fibers improves the mechanical response, i.e., flexural and shear strengths and the ductility of the flexural members.Finally, the most recent code-based shear resistance predictions for SFRC beams were considered to discuss their reliability with respect to the experimental findings. The crack pattern predictions are also reviewed based on the major factors that affect the results.     

BFRP筋钢纤维高强混凝土梁受弯承载力试验与理论

通过11根玄武岩纤维增强聚合物复合材料（BFRP）筋钢纤维高强混凝土梁的受弯性能试验,研究了钢纤维混凝土层厚度、钢纤维体积分数和BFRP筋配筋率对BFRP筋钢纤维高强混凝土梁受弯破坏形态及其承载力的影响。结果表明,BFRP筋钢纤维高强混凝土梁的破坏模式可分为受压破坏、受拉破坏和平衡破坏3种;钢纤维混凝土层厚度和钢纤维体积分数的变化对于BFRP筋钢纤维高强混凝土梁受弯承载力具有一定程度的影响,当BFRP筋配筋率为0.77%时,掺加体积分数为1.0%钢纤维的梁受弯承载力较无钢纤维梁提高了22.7%,在受拉区0.57倍截面高度内掺加1.0vol%钢纤维的梁受弯承载力达到全截面钢纤维混凝土梁受弯承载力的86.7%;增大BFRP筋配筋量可显著提高BFRP筋钢纤维高强混凝土梁的受弯承载力,BFRP筋配筋率为1.65%的试验梁受弯承载力较配筋率为0.56%的试验梁提高了39.4%。针对不同的破坏模式,提出了BFRP筋钢纤维高强混凝土梁受弯承载力和平衡配筋率的计算方法,并结合安全配筋率的概念对试验梁的破坏模式进行了预测,试验结果与分析结果吻合良好。     

HRBF500钢筋C100混凝土梁抗剪性能试验研究

为了解配置HRB600级纵筋的高强混凝土梁受剪性能,以纵筋配筋率、混凝土钢纤维掺量为变化参数,对5根配置HRB600级纵筋的无腹筋梁进行了受剪试验,对比分析了各试验梁的斜截面承载力、荷载-挠度曲线、裂缝宽度和破坏特征。研究结果表明：随着纵筋配筋率的提高,HRB600级钢筋高强混凝土梁的开裂荷载和斜截面极限荷载增大,斜裂缝宽度减小;钢纤维可以有效地提高高强混凝土梁的斜截面开裂荷载,限制斜裂缝的产生与发展;随着钢纤维掺量的增加,高强混凝土梁的受剪承载力增大;使用现行混凝土结构设计规范和纤维混凝土结构技术规程对配置HRB600级纵筋的高强混凝土梁和钢纤维高强混凝土梁的斜截面受剪承载力进行设计计算,其结果是偏于安全的。     

Effect of shrinkage reducing agent on pullout resistance of high-strength steel fibers embedded in ultra-high-performance concrete

The interfacial bond strength of long high-strength steel fibers embedded in ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) reinforced with short steel microfibers was investigated by conducting single-fiber pullout tests. In particular, the influence of the addition of a shrinkage-reducing to a UHPC matrix on the pullout resistance of high-strength steel fibers was investigated. The addition of a shrinkage-reducing agent produced a noticeable reduction in the fiber pullout resistance owing to the lower matrix shrinkage, although the reduction of pullout resistance differed according to the type of fiber. Long smooth and twisted steel fibers were highly sensitive to the addition of the shrinkage-reducing agent whereas hooked fibers were not. Among the various high-strength steel fibers tested, twisted steel macrofibers showed the highest interfacial bond resistance, although twisted fibers embedded in UHPC showed slip softening pullout behavior rather than the typical slip hardening behavior observed in mortar.     

钢筋钢纤维混凝土梁柱节点模型化方法研究

为研究钢筋钢纤维混凝土梁柱节点抗震性能数值模拟方法,基于OpenSEES有限元平台中的梁柱节点单元(beam-column joint element, BCJE)模型,通过修正模型中剪切块和钢筋滑移弹簧的参数修正方法,提出适用于钢筋钢纤维混凝土梁柱节点的数值模型,并基于6个梁柱节点的拟静力试验结果进行模型验证分析,数值模拟结果与试验结果吻合较好,提出的数值模型能够较精确地反映节点滞回行为。在此基础上,分析了轴压比、钢纤维体积率和配箍量对梁柱节点抗震性能的影响规律,建立了节点受剪承载力的计算公式。结果表明:掺入钢纤维和增加配箍可明显改善梁柱节点的抗震性能,钢纤维体积率从0.5%增加到2.0%,极限荷载提高了18%;箍筋从1Φ8增加到3Φ8时,极限荷载提高了19.7%。     

The resistance of compressed spun concrete members reinforced by high-strength steel bars

The expediency of using precast spun concrete columns and other members of annular cross sections reinforced by high-strength steel bars is discussed. Test material properties and production, curing and testing procedures, response factors and ultimate compressive stresses of plain and reinforced spun concrete specimens are presented. The strength and strain features of compressed tubular reinforced concrete members are considered. Modeling of a bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded members of annular cross sections is based on the concepts of bending with an concentrical force and compression with a bending moment. The comparison of modeling and test data of concentrically and eccentrically loaded members is analysed.     

基于纤维模型的型钢混凝土组合剪力墙滞回性能分析

为更深入研究型钢混凝土剪力墙的抗震性能,在已有该类剪力墙滞回性能试验结果基础上,采用OpenSees软件中非线性纤维梁-柱单元进行低周往复加载的数值模拟,通过直接在截面层次定义非线性剪切恢复力方法模拟纤维截面的抗剪。计算结果与试验结果总体吻合较好,表明该纤维模型法能较好模拟型钢混凝土剪力墙的抗剪承载力、捏缩效应及刚度退化。该方法可为此类结构体系的弹塑性分析提供参考。     

高延性混凝土加固RC梁抗剪性能试验研究

剪跨比对FRP抗剪加固梁的裂缝开展和破坏模式有重要影响,但对FRP加固梁抗剪强度及尺寸效应的影响研究较少。采用三维细观数值模拟方法,考虑混凝土细观组成的非均质性及碳纤维布(CFRP)与混凝土之间的相互作用,建立了CFRP加固无腹筋钢筋混凝土梁剪切破坏力学分析模型。在验证细观模拟方法合理性的基础上,拓展模拟与分析了剪跨比对CFRP加固钢筋混凝土梁剪切破坏及尺寸效应的影响机制与规律。研究结果表明：剪跨比对CFRP抗剪加固梁剪切破坏模式影响较大,剪跨比越大,加固梁愈趋近于延性较好的斜拉破坏;剪跨比对CFRP加固梁抗剪承载力有较大影响,对抗剪强度尺寸效应影响较小;剪跨比对加固梁中的CFRP剪切贡献影响较大,剪跨比越大,CFRP对加固梁的抗剪效果越好,其中对中型剪跨比(λ=2.5)的梁加固效果最有效。     

Determination of r‐curves of steel fiber reinforced concrete from size effect tests

Abstract

A developed size effect law for blunt fracture is used to determine the R‐Curves and related parameters of steel fiber reinforced concrete. Geometrically similar single‐edge notched beams of different sizes made of cementitious mixes at various fiber volume fractions and different maximum aggregate sizes were used for the tests. Fracture energy of concrete is identified by linear regression using the size effect law. From the experimentally calibrated size effect law, the R‐curve is obtained as the envelope of the family of fracture equilibrium curves for different specimen sizes.     

Experimental study on shear resistance of reactive powder concrete beams without stirrups

Abstract

The tests results of 18 longitudinally reinforced reactive powder concrete (RPC) beams without stirrups and subjected to combined flexural and shear are presented in this paper. The main test variables were the ratio of the shear span-to-effective depth (a/d), the ratio of the longitudinal reinforcement (ρ_w), the percentage of steel fibers volume fractions (V_f) and the percentage of silica fume (SF) powder. The findings of this paper reveal that addition of steel fibers into the RPC mixture does not considerably affect the initial diagonal cracking load but it influences the ultimate load capacity. For all tested fibrous RPC beams, the ratio of the ultimate shear force to diagonal cracking force (V_u∕V_cr) have an average ratio of about 2.5. The shear design equations recommended by the (ACI 318-14) code, (CSA A23.3-04) code, (NZS 3101-06) code and (BS 8110-97) code have been modified to predict the ultimate shear strength of RPC beams without stirrups. The suggested equations gave satisfied predictions for the shear strength of the tested RPC beams with coefficients of variation (COV) ranging from 0.09049 to 0.1817.     

考虑损伤的纤维增强混凝土剪力墙恢复力模型研究

通过理论分析与试验回归相结合的方法,对6个局部纤维增强混凝土(FRC)配筋剪力墙循环往复加载试验结果进行研究,提出了考虑轴压比、边缘约束区纵筋率、配箍特征值、FRC和钢筋力学性能以及钢套管等因素的骨架曲线特征点简化计算公式。同时,考虑加载历程对墙体性能退化的影响,通过引入一个基于试验拟合结果的损伤模型,定量描述了各试件滞回环卸载刚度和骨架曲线下降段强度退化规律,给出了恢复力模型滞回规则,并与试验墙进行了模拟对比,验证了模型的准确性。     

钢纤维类型对超高性能混凝土高温爆裂性能的影响

为了探寻可以有效改善超高性能混凝土（Ultra-high-performance concrete,UHPC）抗火性能的钢纤维类型,本文试验测定了不同类型钢纤维（3种普通钢纤维和2种来自于废旧轮胎的再生钢纤维）增韧UHPC及空白组混凝土的从常温至800℃高温爆裂行为和断裂能。结果显示,未掺入任何钢纤维的空白组UHPC试件全都发生了严重高温爆裂,钢纤维可以显著减轻其高温爆裂但却不能避免爆裂的发生,而掺入端钩型普通工业钢纤维（长度为35 mm,直径为0.55 mm）的UHPC呈现出最优的抗高温爆裂性能,其次是掺入未附着橡胶颗粒（RSF）的再生钢纤维（RSFR）增韧UHPC。可见,钢纤维自身性能特征显著影响了钢纤维增韧UHPC的高温爆裂,相同掺量情况下混凝土单位体积内分布密度较大的钢纤维或者分布密度较小但可以显著增加混凝土断裂韧性（断裂能）的钢纤维比较适合应用于具有较高抗火要求的UHPC结构中。     

Mechanical behavior of recycled coarse aggregate concrete reinforced with steel fibers under direct shear

Recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) concrete has attracted more and more attention worldwide in recent years due to the exhaustion of natural coarse aggregate and environmental pollution from construction and demolition waste in civil engineering. In this study, experiments were carried out on over 100 specimens to investigate the mechanical properties and failure mode of concrete with different volume content of steel fibers (0%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, and 2%) and different RCA replacement ratio (0%, 30%, 50% and 100%) under direct shear load. The results show that addition of steel fibers can effectively improve the shear strength and shear toughness of RCA concrete. For a given compressive strength, the RCA replacement ratio has negligible impact on shear strength, but shear deformation and toughness increase as RCA replacement ratio reaches above a ‘limiting value’. A shear strength formula for steel fiber reinforced RCA concrete (SFRCAC) based on compressive strength and characteristic coefficient of steel fiber has been put forward.     

HRB600级钢筋钢纤维高强混凝土柱抗震性能研究

为研究高强钢筋混凝土柱小偏心受压性能,进一步推进高强钢筋在混凝土结构中的应用,针对HTRB630级高强钢筋,考虑配筋率、配箍率、箍筋间距和荷载偏心距等因素的影响,通过6根高强钢筋混凝土方形截面柱的小偏心受压试验,研究了该类构件的破坏过程、破坏形态和变形能力,评估了钢筋的应力及其强度发挥水平。结果表明：受压区HTRB630级钢筋能够达到屈服强度,且塑性变形能够充分发挥;提高配箍率,可提高试件小偏心受压承载力;当配箍率超过1.50%时,对试件承载力提高不多,但在一定程度上能够改善试件的变形能力。考虑箍筋对混凝土的约束作用,参照中国现行规范的计算方法,给出了高强钢筋混凝土柱压弯承载力的计算方法,计算结果与试验值相比吻合较好,可为该类构件的正截面设计和规范修订时提供参考。

     

Size effect on failure of overreinforced concrete beams

The results of full-scale failure of singly reinforced four-point-bend beams of different sizes containing deformed longitudinal reinforcing bars are reported. The tests consisted of four groups with one, two and three different size combinations. The specimens were made of concrete with a maximum aggregate size of 10 mm. The beams were geometrically similar in one, two and three-dimensions, and even the bar diameter and cover thicknesses were scaled in proportion. The reinforcement ratio was 3%. The results revealed the existence of a significant size effect, which can approximately be described by the size effect law previously proposed by Bazant. The size effect is found to be stronger in two-dimensional similarities than for one and three-dimensional similarities.     

Studies on ductility and evaluation of minimum flexural reinforcement in RC beams

Some experimental investigations on ductility and prediction of minimum flexural reinforcement in reinforced concrete (RC) beams are reported. The minimum flexural reinforcement was evaluated using optimum ductility in RC beams. Beams of size 100 mm, 200 mm and 400 mm were tested, which were designed with varying percentages of flexural reinforcement i.e. 0.15, 0.30, 0.60 and 1.0. The beams were tested under four-point loading to study the flexural behaviour under uniform bending moment. The experimentally obtained average compressive strength of concrete was 30 MPa. The influence of beam size (depth) on cracking and normalised ultimate flexural strength, ductility and overall average rotation has been studied. The cracking in RC beams is complex phenomenon in small size beams, while the cracking strength decreases as the depth increases beyond 200 mm. The flexural strength of RC beams, from the present study, appears to decrease as the depth increases. The ductility of RC beams increases as the percentage of flexural reinforcement increases. The ductility number has been derived from dimensional analysis using fracture mechanics principles. The ductility of RC beams decreases as the depth of beams increases. An optimum percentage of flexural reinforcement has been established using optimum ductility number, N_p, which is equal to 0.20. The minimum flexural reinforcement was found to decrease as the beam depth increases, and decreases as the yield strength of reinforcement increases.     

再生钢纤维增韧超高性能混凝土的力学性能

采用来自于废旧轮胎的两种再生钢纤维制备含粗骨料的超高性能混凝土,并测定其抗压强度、劈裂抗拉强度、断裂能和静弹性模量等力学性能,空白组及普通钢纤维增韧超高性能混凝土作对比性能试验。结果显示,未附着橡胶颗粒的再生钢纤维使超高性能混凝土的抗压强度略微下降,降低幅度为3.91%,其余各类型钢纤维均有利于提高超高性能混凝土的力学性能;而附着橡胶颗粒的再生钢纤维显著提高了超高性能混凝土的断裂能,约为普通钢纤维增韧超高性能混凝土的4倍。此外,再生钢纤维对超高性能混凝土的劈裂抗拉强度和静弹性模量的提高效果均优于普通钢纤维。再生钢纤维,尤其是附着橡胶颗粒的再生钢纤维,可以作为一种增韧材料替代普通钢纤维应用到超高性能混凝土工程结构中。      

钢纤维混凝土动态抗拉强度的实验研究

基于线弹性和一维应力波假定,采用Φ75mmSHPB对钢纤维体积率Vf分别为0、0.75%和1.50%的三种混凝土材料进行了一维杆层裂实验,考虑了应力波在混凝土材料内传播时的波形弥散效应和应力幅值衰减,通过计算应变片记录的应力信号确定了材料的动态抗拉强度。结果表明,钢纤维混凝土的动态抗拉强度受应变率和钢纤维体积率的影响,本文为测试脆性材料的动态抗拉强度提供了一种有效方法。基于微观扫描技术,对钢纤维增强机理进行了分析。     

直剪状态下再生混凝土的变形性能及损伤分析

为研究钢纤维再生混凝土在复合受剪状态下的力学性能,以取代率、法向应力和钢纤维掺量为变化参数,设计了102个标准立方体试件进行复合受剪试验。观察了钢纤维再生混凝土在直剪、压剪作用下的破坏形态,获取了其在直剪、压剪作用下的全过程剪切应力-位移曲线,深入分析了取代率、法向应力和钢纤维掺量对钢纤维再生混凝土剪切强度、峰值位移的影响规律。结果表明：随着法向应力的增大,剪切强度逐渐增大;随着取代率的增加,掺量为0%的钢纤维再生混凝土剪切强度随之减小,掺量为1%的钢纤维再生混凝土剪切强度先增大后减小;与掺量为0%的钢纤维再生混凝土相比,掺量为1%的钢纤维再生混凝土平均剪切强度提高了10.77%;提出了剪切强度公式,所得计算值与试验值吻合良好。     

钢纤维增强超高性能混凝土抗压性能的细观数值模拟

利用LS-DYNA软件在细观层次上建立了三维钢纤维增强超高性能混凝土（Steel fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete,SF/UHPC）圆柱体试件有限元模型,对其轴心受压下的力学性能和裂缝发展进行了数值模拟。在验证细观数值模型的有效性和合理性的基础上进行参数分析,着重研究了钢纤维体积率、钢纤维长径比、形状效应和尺寸效应对超高性能钢纤维混凝土抗压强度、韧性和破坏形态的影响。最终,根据模拟结果拟合了超高性能钢纤维混凝土抗压强度计算公式。结果表明：三维超高性能钢纤维混凝土细观模型可以较好地模拟单轴受压应力条件下混凝土的静力性能和损伤破坏机制,所拟合的公式也能较好地预测超高性能钢纤维混凝土的抗压强度。