O emprego e o funcionamento do concreto armado como material estrutural só é possível devido à aderência entre o aço e o concreto. A aderência atua como um mecanismo de transferência de forças, além de garantir a compatibilidade de deformações entre a armadura e o concreto circundante. Inúmeros fatores influenciam no seu comportamento, desde as variáveis relacionadas aos componentes fundamentais do material: como o diâmetro da barra de aço e a resistência à compressão do concreto, até as variáveis que não são essenciais para a sua mobilização como é o caso das fibras metálicas. Sendo assim, buscou-se com o presente trabalho estudar o comportamento da aderência entre barras de aço e concretos de resistência convencional e de alta resistência com adição de fibras metálicas. Para tanto foram pesquisados alguns dos modelos teóricos que se dispõem a representar o comportamento da aderência, como os prescritos pela Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT) NBR 6118:2003 e o seu projeto de revisão, pela International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) Bulletin 65: Model Code 2010, pelo American Concrete Institute ACI 318:2014 e os modelos propostos por alguns autores encontrados na bibliografia específica, com posterior comparação dos seus resultados com os resultados obtidos experimentalmente mediante ensaios de arrancamento baseado no procedimento padrão proposto pela RILEM-FIP-CEB (1973). Foram empregadas no estudo experimental, barras de aço com diâmetros de 10 mm e 16 mm em corpos-de-prova moldados com concretos de resistências à compressão de 30 MPa, 60 MPa e 90 MPa. As fibras metálicas utilizadas possuíam comprimentos de 13 mm e 25 mm nos teores volumétricos de 0, 1% e 1,5%, além da hibridização para um volume de 1%. Os resultados experimentais demonstraram que para os teores utilizados, as fibras metálicas não influenciaram significativamente os parâmetros quantitativos da aderência como a tensão última de aderência e o seu respectivo deslizamento, porém foram decisivas para o tipo e a forma da ruptura predominantemente dos concretos de alta resistência. Da analise comparativa entre os resultados experimentais e teóricos verificou-se que os modelos do CEP-FIB (2010) e de Huang et al. (1996), com destaque para este último, foram os modelos que melhor representaram o comportamento da curva tensão de aderência versus deslizamento. Em relação à resistência de aderência de cálculo o ACI 318:2014 foi o código que apresentou os resultados mais conservadores e o código brasileiro, mesmo em seu projeto de revisão, foi o que apresentou resultados com menores diferenças em relação aos valores experimentais. / The use and operation of reinforced concrete as a structural material is only possible due to the bond between reinforcement and concrete. The adherence acts as a mechanism to transfer forces and ensures the compatibility of deformations between the reinforcement and the surrounding concrete. Several factors influence its behavior, since the variables related to the fundamental components of the material: as the diameter of the reinforcement and the compressive strength of the concrete, as the variables that are not essential for its mobilization as the steel fibers. Thus, it sought with this present work to study the behavior of bond between steel reinforcement and conventional strength concrete and high strength concrete with addition of steel fibers. For that, some of the analytical models that seek to represent the behavior of bond were researched as prescribed by the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) NBR 6118:2003 and its project review, by the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) Bulletin 65: Model Code 2010, by the American Concrete Institute ACI 318:2014 and models proposed by some authors found in the research literature, with subsequent comparison of its results with those obtained experimentally by pullout tests based on the standard test proposed by RILEM-CEB-FIP (1973). Steel reinforcements with diameters from 10 mm to 16 mm in specimens molded with concretes with compressive strength of 30 MPa, 60 MPa and 90 MPa were used. The steel fibers used had lengths of 13 mm and 25 mm in volumetric rates of 0,1% and 1,5%, in addition to hybridization to a volume of 1%. The experimental results showed that for the rates used, the steel fibers had no significant influence on quantitative parameters of the adherence as the bond strength and its respective slip, but they are decisive for the type and mode of failure of high-strength concrete. The comparative analysis between experimental and theoretical results showed that the models of CEP-FIB (2010) and Huang et al. (1996), especially the latter, were the models that best represented the behavior of the bond stress-slip relationship. Regarding to the design bond strength, the ACI 318:2014 was the model code that presented the most conservative results and the Brazilian code, even in its draft version, presented the results with minor differences from the experimental values.

O desenvolvimento do concreto de alta resistência - CAR foi um importante avanço na tecnologia de concreto, entretanto, a despeito de suas inúmeras vantagens como material estrutural, o seu emprego tem sido limitado, por ter se revelado mais susceptível à fissuração nas primeiras idades. Isto se deve à ocorrência do fenômeno da retração autógena, particularmente mais intenso nestes concretos que nos de resistência normal, uma vez que no CAR, há significativamente maior quantidade de material cimentício e menor quantidade de água, o que dá origem a uma estrutura porosa muito refinada logo nas primeiras idades, gerando altas magnitudes de tensões capilares. Além do estudo sobre o entendimento do fenômeno, as pesquisas atualmente têm buscado formas de mitigá-lo a fim de contribuir para estruturas mais duráveis. Diante do exposto, esta pesquisa investigou o comportamento do CAR, no tocante às propriedades mecânicas, elásticas e viscoelásticas e à durabilidade, quando empregado um aditivo redutor de retração - ARR que pode se configurar como estratégia mitigadora para a redução da retração autógena, bem como verificar a sua influência sobre a microestrutura e hidratação da pasta de cimento. Os resultados indicam que o ARR é eficaz na redução da retração autógena e retração por secagem, sem alterar de forma relevante as propriedades mecânicas e elásticas: a resistência à compressão sofre uma pequena queda de 5% com o uso de 2% de ARR em relação ao concreto referência, contudo, as demais propriedades não são alteradas com o uso do ARR. Quanto ao efeito sobre a fluência, não se obtiveram resultados conclusivos. A durabilidade, medida pelos ensaios de penetrabilidade a íons cloretos, permeabilidade à água, carbonatação natural e absorção capilar e por imersão, não é comprometida com a incorporação do aditivo redutor de retração. Do ponto de vista microestrutural, observou-se que o ARR altera o volume total de poros, embora de uma forma não muito expressiva; e ainda constatou-se que este aditivo afeta a velocidade de hidratação das pastas de cimento, e que possivelmente interage com compostos de hidratados da pasta, sem, no entanto, alterar as características macroestruturais do material. / The development of high strength concrete - HSC represented an important advance in concrete technology. However, even knowing that this kind of concrete has several advantages as a structural material, its application is limited by the early ages cracking. This occurrence is due to the autogenous shrinkage phenomenon, once HSC has a greater amount of cementitious material and a lower amount of water in relation to a normal-strength concrete. This condition implies in a greatly refinement of pore structure at early ages which lead to a higher magnitudes of capillary tension than the one observed in a normal-strength concrete. Beyond to study the phenomenon, much research has been conducted in many countries in order to reduce autogenous shrinkage and contribute to more durable structures. So, this research aims to investigate the effectiveness of shrinkage-reducing admixtures – SRA in decreasing the autogenous shrinkage of HSC, and mainly, verify its influence on viscoelastic, elastic and mechanicals properties and durability. The effect of SRA on microstructure and on the cement paste hydration was also investigated. The results show that SRA is effective in reducing the autogenous shrinkage and drying shrinkage without remarkable changes in elastic and mechanical properties. There were not conclusive results related to the creep property. The concrete durability under the action of aggressive agents (such as water, CO2 and chloride) was not influenced by the SRA, information provided by the results of chloride penetration, natural carbonation, water permeability, capillary absorption and absorption of water tests. In a microstructural point of view, it was observed that the addition of SRA results in a small rise in total pore volume. Besides, the results suggest that the SRA affects the rate of cement hydration and it can interact to the hydrated products of paste without implying in great influences on the macrostructural characteristics of the material.

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados das investigações teórica e experimental sobre a aderência de cordoalhas pré-tracionadas, em concretos de alta resistência com e sem fibras de aço. Foram utilizadas cordoalhas de sete fios com &#934p 12,7 mm e fibras de aço curtas, com ganchos nas extremidades (DRAMIX) e fator de forma 1/d=45. Foram realizados dois tipos de ensaios: arrancamento e flexão em viga. Os parâmetros estudados foram: comprimento de ancoragem (5&#934p, 7&#934p e 15&#934p), volume de fibra (zero, 40 kg/m3 e 60 kg/m3 e grau de protensão (zero e 0,8fptk). O concreto apresentou resistências à compressão de 50 MPa no momento da transferência da protensão e 68 MPa na data de ensaio, aproximadamente. Os resultados dos dois tipos de ensaio foram analisados e comparados com as prescrições normativas da NBR 6118 (2001), da FIB Bulletin 1 (1999) e do ACI 318 (2002), onde verificou-se que as prescrições se encontram a favor da segurança. A conclusão principal resultante desta pesquisa foi que a utilização de fibras com 40 kg/\'m3 por metro quadrado não influi na aderência. Já para um volume de fibra de 60 kg/\'m3 por metro quadrado há um ganho de aproximadamente 28% na aderência, em relação aos concretos sem fibras de aço, nos ensaios de arrancamento. Para as vigas, não houve ganho de aderência para os volumes de fibra utilizados, nem na determinação do comprimento de transferência, nem na do comprimento de ancoragem necessário. / This study presents the results of a theoretical and an experimental investigation of the bond of pretensioned strands embedded in plain and steel fiber reinforced high strength concrete. There were used seven wires strands with 12,7 mm diameter and short hooked steel fibers with an aspect ratio of 1/d=45. Two types of tests were carried out to obtain the bond characteristics of the strands: pullout tests and beam under flexure tests. The parameters studied were the volume fraction (0%, 0,51% and 0,76%) of the fibers, and the degree of prestress of the strand (zero and 0,8fptk). The concrete compressive strength was 50 MPa at transfer (3 days of age) and 68 MPa at 28 days of age (test date), approximately. The results were analyzed and compared to the provisions of the following Codes: NBR 6118 (2001) (Brazilian code under public consult), ACI-318 (2002) and FIB-Bulletin 1 (1999). The comparison indicated that the codes give a safe design. The main conclusion of this work was that the use of 0,5% of steel fibers does not influence the bond strength of the strand. The use of 0,76% of steel fibers increases the bond stress in 28% when compared with plain concrete, for the pullout tests. For the beam\'s tests there was no bond improvement due to the steel fibers, in both case (0,5% and (0,76%), neither for the transfer length nor for the development length.

Apesar da quantidade de variáveis envolvidas, ainda persiste uma dúvida na comunidade acadêmica sobre o comportamento do concreto de alta resistência em situação de incêndio, considerando-o como mais ou menos suscetível à ocorrência do fenômeno de desplacamento (spalling) tipo explosivo. Em parte, essa dúvida decorre do fato de que, muitas vezes, os programas experimentais são conduzidos em amostras envolvendo corpos-de-prova padronizados, cilíndricos ou cúbicos, que não levam em consideração a influência de parâmetros relacionados com as dimensões dos elementos estruturais nem com a taxa e configuração das armaduras. Outros aspectos relevantes, como o tipo de agregado utilizado na mistura de concreto, bem como a idade e umidade interna do elemento ensaiado, dificilmente são abordados nas pesquisas e, muitas vezes, simplesmente são omitidos, o que dificulta a visão ampla e real do comportamento térmico do concreto de alta resistência. Esta pesquisa apresenta um programa experimental pioneiro realizado no Brasil em um pilar de concreto de alta resistência, armado, colorido, com idade de oito anos, fc,8anos de 140MPa, agregado graúdo basáltico, agregado miúdo quartzoso, seção transversal de 70cm x 70cm, 200cm de altura, ensaiado sem carregamento e com exposição de três faces pelo período de 180 minutos (3h), sob as temperaturas da curva-padrão de incêndio ISO 834. O pilar protótipo ensaiado é réplica dos pilares reais do edifício e-Tower, construído em 2002, na cidade de São Paulo, Brasil. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que, neste caso, o concreto colorido de alta resistência comportou-se de forma íntegra frente ao fogo e que a utilização de pigmento à base de óxido de ferro, pode atuar também como um excelente termômetro natural, auxiliando na avaliação da condição da estrutura pósincêndio. / In spite of the several factors that influence the behavior of concrete columns under fire conditions, there is a belief among the research community, that the high-strength concrete is more susceptible to explosive spalling than normal-strength concrete. This doubt, in part, is attributed to the small unreinforced concrete samples (specimens) used in experimental programs, to evaluate the fire resistance of structural concrete. On the other hand, relevant aspects as the coarse aggregate type used in the concrete mixture, as well as the age and content moisture (relative humidity) are not considered in the researches and sometimes simply omitted. This research presents a pioneer experimental program, carried out in Brazil on a high strength colored reinforced concrete column (HSCC) with 200cm high, eight yearsold, fc,8years of 140MPa, basalt coarse aggregate, cross section of 700mm x 700mm, tested under no load and with three faces exposed to a standard fire curve ISO 834 for a period of 180min (3h). The column prototype is a replica of the actual columns of the e-Tower Building, constructed in 2002 in São Paulo city, Brazil. The results demonstrated concrete column integrity under experimental fire and that the iron oxide pigments can work as an excellent natural thermometer, contributing in the evaluation of the structure post-fire.

Neste trabalho investiga-se o comportamento resistente de lajes-cogumelo de concreto armado, analisando-se as possibilidades de melhoria de desempenho com relação ao fenômeno de punção, pelo emprego de concreto de alta resistência, pelo reforço com fibras de aço e pelo uso de armaduras transversais de combate à punção, através de ensaios de modelos de lajes-cogumelo quadradas que representam a ligação laje-pilar para o caso do pilar interno. Apresenta-se também uma revisão de conhecimentos sobre as lajes-cogumelo, o seu comportamento estrutural com ênfase no fenômeno da punção, e os principais conceitos sobre os concretos de alta resistência e os compósitos constituídos de matriz de cimento reforçada com fibras. Doze modelos de laje-cogumelo foram ensaiados com diferentes combinações de concreto de alta resistência, concreto de resistência convencional, armadura transversal e volume de fibras (0%, 0,75% e 1,5%). Um acréscimo significativo de resistência à punção foi observado, devido ao uso de concreto de alta resistência e à adição de fibras. A combinação de concreto de alta resistência com 1,5% de volume de fibras e armadura transversal proporcionaram o dobro de aumento na resistência à punção em relação ao modelo de concreto convencional sem armadura transversal e sem adição de fibras. A adição de fibras é a suposta responsável por cerca de 50% de acréscimo de resistência e o aumento da ductilidade. Outras comparações incluindo as previsões teóricas (Texto Base da NB1/94, CEB/90, AGI 318/89 e EUROCODE N.2) são comentadas. / This work investigates the behavior of reinforced concrete flat slabs, analysing the possibility of performance improvement, in relation to punching shear phenomenon, regarding to the use of high strength concrete, the addition of steel fibres and the use of transversal steel reinforcement against punching shear, through tests of flat slab square models that represent the slab-column connection, for the case of an interior column. lt introduce a revision of knowledge of flat slabs, their structural behavior with emphasis on the punching shear phenomenon, and the main concepts about high strength concretes and the composites made of cement matrix reinforced with fibres. Twelve flat slab models were tested in different combinations of high strength concrete, ordinary strength, shear reinforcement and steel fibre volume fraction (0%, 0,75% e 1,5%). A significant increase in the punching shear strength was observed, either due to the use of high strength and the addition of steel fibres. The combination of high strength concrete with 1,5% fibre volume fraction and shear reinforcement provide twice the punching shear resistance of an ordinary concrete strength model without shear reinforcement and without fibre. Fibre addition is supposed to be responsible by about 50% of the resistance improvement and the increase of ductility. Other comparisons including theoretical previsions (Texto Base da NB1/94, CEB/90, ACI 318/89 e EUROCODE N.2) are commented.

Stress-strain relations for unconfined and confined concrete are proposed to overcome some shortcomings of existing commonly used models. Specifically, existing models are neither easy to invert nor integrate to obtain equivalent rectangular stress-block parameters for hand analysis and design purposes. The stress?strain relations proposed are validated for a whole range of concrete strengths and confining stresses. Then, closed form expressions are derived for the equivalent rectangular stress-block parameters. The efficacy of the results is demonstrated for hand analysis applied for deriving the moment-curvature performance of a confined concrete column. Results are compared with those obtained from a computational fiber-element using the proposed stress-strain model and another widely used model; good agreement between the two is observed. The model is then utilized in the development of a new structural system that utilizes the positive attributes of timber and concrete to form a parallel. Timber has the advantage of being a light weight construction material, easy to handle, is environmentally friendly. However, large creep deflections and significant issues with sound transmission (the footfall problem) generally limit timber use to small spans and low rise buildings. Concrete topping on timber sub-floors mitigate some of these issues, but even with well engineered wood systems, the spans are relatively short. In this study, a new structural system called structural boxed-concrete, which utilizes the positive attributes of both timber and reinforced concrete to form a parallel system (different from timber-concrete composite system) is explored. A stress-block approach is developed to calculate strength and deformation. An analytical stress-block based moment-curvature analysis is performed on the timber-boxed concrete structural elements. Results show that the structural timber-boxed concrete members may have better strength and ductility capacities when compared to an equivalent ordinary reinforced concrete member.

Stress-strain relations for unconfined and confined concrete are proposed to overcome some shortcomings of existing commonly used models. Specifically, existing models are neither easy to invert nor integrate to obtain equivalent rectangular stress-block parameters for hand analysis and design purposes. The stress?strain relations proposed are validated for a whole range of concrete strengths and confining stresses. Then, closed form expressions are derived for the equivalent rectangular stress-block parameters. The efficacy of the results is demonstrated for hand analysis applied for deriving the moment-curvature performance of a confined concrete column. Results are compared with those obtained from a computational fiber-element using the proposed stress-strain model and another widely used model; good agreement between the two is observed. The model is then utilized in the development of a new structural system that utilizes the positive attributes of timber and concrete to form a parallel. Timber has the advantage of being a light weight construction material, easy to handle, is environmentally friendly. However, large creep deflections and significant issues with sound transmission (the footfall problem) generally limit timber use to small spans and low rise buildings. Concrete topping on timber sub-floors mitigate some of these issues, but even with well engineered wood systems, the spans are relatively short. In this study, a new structural system called structural boxed-concrete, which utilizes the positive attributes of both timber and reinforced concrete to form a parallel system (different from timber-concrete composite system) is explored. A stress-block approach is developed to calculate strength and deformation. An analytical stress-block based moment-curvature analysis is performed on the timber-boxed concrete structural elements. Results show that the structural timber-boxed concrete members may have better strength and ductility capacities when compared to an equivalent ordinary reinforced concrete member.

The load-carrying and energy-dissipation capacities of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) under dynamic loading are evaluated in relation to microstructure composition at strain rates on the order of 10⁵ s⁻¹ and pressures of up to 10 GPa. Analysis focuses on deformation and failure mechanisms at the mesostructural level. A cohesive finite element framework that allows explicit account of constituent phases, interfaces, and fracture is used. The model resolves essential deformation and failure mechanisms in addition to providing a phenomenological account of the effects of the phase transformation. Four modes of energy dissipation are tracked, including pressure-sensitive inelastic deformation, damage through the development of distributed cracks, interfacial friction, and energy released through phase transformation of the quartz silica constituent. Simulations are carried out over a range of volume fractions of constituent phases to quantify trends that can be used to design materials for more damage-resistant structures. Calculations show that the volume fractions of the constituents have more influence on the energy-dissipation capacity than on the load-carrying capacity, that inelastic deformation is the source of over 70% of the energy dissipation, and that the presence of porosity changes the role of fibers in the dissipation process. The results also show that the phase transformation has a significant effect on the load-carrying and energy-dissipation capacities of UHPC for the conditions studied. Although transformation accounts for less than 2% of the total energy dissipation, the phase transformation leads to a twofold increase in the crack density and yields nearly an 18% increase to the overall energy dissipation. Microstructure-behavior relations are established to facilitate materials design and tailoring for target-specific applications.

This thesis illustrates parameter optimization of compressive strength, flexural strength and impact resistance of steel fiber reinforced high strength concrete (SFRHSC) by statistical design and analysis of experiments. Among several factors affecting the compressive strength, flexural strength and impact resistance of SFRHSC, five parameters that maximize all of the responses have been chosen as the most important ones as age of testing, binder type, binder amount, curing type and steel fiber volume fraction. Taguchi and regression analysis techniques have been used to evaluate L27(313) Taguchi&amp / #65533 / s orthogonal array and 3421 full factorial experimental design results. Signal to noise ratio transformation and ANOVA have been applied to the results of experiments in Taguchi analysis. Response surface methodology has been employed to optimize the best regression model selected for all the three responses. In this study Charpy Impact Test, which is a different kind of impact test, have been applied to SFRHSC for the first time. The mean of compressive strength, flexural strength and impact resistance have been observed as around 125 MPa, 14.5 MPa and 9.5 kgf.m respectively which are very close to the desired values. Moreover, this study is unique in the sense that the derived models enable the identification of underlying primary factors and their interactions that influence the modeled responses of steel fiber reinforced high strength concrete.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:48:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JanainaSS_DISSERT.pdf: 4645317 bytes, checksum: 1f500f6eaf05e8ac34d38ba500240ab2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-04-22 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The reinforced concrete structures are largely used in buildings worldwide. Upon the occurrence of fire in buildings, there is a consensus among researchers that the concrete has a high resistance to fire, due mainly to its low thermal conductivity. However, this does not mean that this material is not affected by exposure to high temperatures. Reduction of the compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, discoloration and cracking, are some of the effects caused by thermal exposure. In the case of concretes with higher resistance occurs even desplacamentos explosives, exposing the reinforcement to fire and contributing to reducing the support capacity of the structural element. Considering the above, this study aims to examine how the compressive strength and porosity of concrete are affected when subjected to high temperatures. Were evaluated concrete of different resistances, and even was the verified if addition fibers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in concrete can be used as an alternative to preventing spalling. The results indicated that explosive spalling affect not only high strength concrete whose values of this study ranged from 70 to 88 MPa, as well as conventional concrete of medium strength (52 MPa) and the temperature range to which the concrete begins to suffer significant changes in their resistance is between 400 ? C and 600 ? C, showing to 600 ? C a porosity up to 188% greater than the room temperature / As estruturas de concreto armado s?o largamente utilizadas nas edifica??es em todo o mundo. Quando da ocorr?ncia de inc?ndio em edifica??es, ? consenso entre os estudiosos, que o concreto apresenta uma elevada resist?ncia ao fogo, devido principalmente a sua baixa condutividade t?rmica. No entanto, isto n?o significa que esse material n?o seja afetado pela exposi??o a elevadas temperaturas. Redu??o de resist?ncia ? compress?o e no m?dulo de elasticidade, altera??o na colora??o e aparecimento de fissuras, s?o alguns dos efeitos causados pela exposi??o t?rmica. No caso de concretos com resist?ncia mais elevada, ocorre ainda desplacamentos explosivos, expondo as armaduras ao fogo, e contribuindo assim para a redu??o da capacidade suporte do elemento estrutural. Diante do exposto, o presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar como a resist?ncia ? compress?o e a porosidade do concreto s?o afetadas quando submetido a elevadas temperaturas. Foram avaliados concretos de diferentes resist?ncias, e ainda foi verificado se a incorpora??o de fibras de politereftalato de etileno (PET), em matriz de concreto, pode ser usada como alternativa a preven??o do lascamento. Os resultados indicaram que lascamentos explosivos acometem n?o somente os concretos de alta resist?ncia, cujos valores desta pesquisa variaram de 70 a 88 MPa, como tamb?m o concreto convencional de m?dia resist?ncia (52 MPa), e que a faixa de temperatura para o qual o concreto come?a a sofrer altera??es expressivas em sua resist?ncia fica entre 400 ?C e 600 ?C, apresentando aos 600 ?C uma porosidade at? 188% maior que a apresentada a temperatura ambiente