The diploma thesis follows up on the bachelor thesis and deals with the issue of light-transmitting concrete LTC. The aim of thesis determines the transparency and its decrease due to durability. The terotical part deals with extension of LTC issues and follows up reserch from bachelor thesis. The teory is also focused on the issue of glass optical fibers. The experimental part deals with the influence of selected durability test on transparency of LTC. Transparency is determined by mesuring devise called black box. In the conclusion is summarized influences witch affects transparency and evaluation of whether the selected fibers are suitable for outdoor use.

In the development of concrete structures and its finishes we are constantly looking for new ways to highlight the aesthetic value of the concrete. With all the possibilities of shapes, textures and colours, an architectural concrete in the hands of an architect and designer becomes a material, which can be used to express different individual and specific ideas. It is necessary to recognize and cope with these possibilities, but also the limits, which determine the properties of concrete as the proper design and implementation creates excellent finishes that are otherwise inaccessible to other materials and technologies. The theoretical part includes an extensive summary carries out a research on issues of architectural concrete and its production. From this research comes a new definition of architectural concrete and the newly redesigned and determined classes of architectural concrete with respect to the continuous development of technologies and production possibilities, rendering and surfacing. The aim of the thesis is to verify the possibilities of producing quality architectural concrete and additional treatment of the surface with respect to the desired aesthetic quality.

This thesis addresses numerical simulations of self-compacting concrete (SCC) castings and suggests a novel modelling approach that treats reinforcement zones in a formwork as porous media. As a relatively new field in concrete technology, numerical simulations of fresh concrete flow can be a promising aid to optimise casting processes and to avoid on-site casting incidents by predicting the flow behaviour of concrete during the casting process. The simulations of fresh concrete flow generally involve complex mathematical modelling and time-consuming computations. In case of a casting prediction, the simulation time is additionally significantly increased because each reinforcement bar occurring in succession has to be considered one by one. This is particularly problematic when simulating SCC casting, since this type of concrete is typically used for heavily reinforced structural members. However, the wide use of numerical tools for casting prediction in practice is possible only if the tools are user-friendly and simulations are time-saving. In order to shorten simulation time and to come closer to a practical tool for casting prediction, instead to model steel bars one by one, this thesis suggests to model zones with arrays of steel bars as porous media. Consequently, one models the flow of SCC through a reinforcement zone as a free-surface flow of a non-Newtonian fluid, propagating through the medium. By defining characteristic parameters of the porous medium, the influence on the flow and the changed (apparent) behaviour of concrete in the porous matrix can be predicted. This enables modelling of any reinforcement network as a porous zone and thus significantly simplifies and fastens simulations of reinforced components’ castings. Within the thesis, a computational model for SCC flow through reinforced sections was developed. This model couples a fluid dynamics model for fresh concrete and the macroscopic approach for the influence of the porous medium (formed by the rebars) on the flow. The model is implemented into a Computational Fluid Dynamics software and validated on numerical and experimental studies, among which is a large-scale laboratory casting of a highly reinforced beam. The apparent rheology of concrete within the arrays of steel bars is studied and a methodology to determine unknown input parameters for the porous medium is suggested. Normative tables defining characteristic porous medium parameters as a function of the topology of the rebar zone for different reinforcement cases are generated. Finally, the major contribution of this work is the resulting numerical package, consisting of the numerical solver and the parameter library. The thesis concludes on the ability of the porous medium analogy technique to reliably predict the concrete casting behaviour, while being significantly easier to use and far less time consuming than existing tools. / Die Arbeit behandelt die numerische Modellierung des Fließverhaltens von selbst-verdichtendem Beton (SVB) in bewehrten Schalungselementen. Die numerische Simulation des Fließens von Frischbeton kann eine vielversprechende Unterstützung bei der Optimierung von Befüllvorgängen sein, indem diese bereits im Vorfeld vorhergesagt werden. Die Simulation des Fließens von Frischbeton verwendet komplizierte mathematische Modelle und zeitintensive Rechenoperationen. Darüber hinaus wird die Simulationszeit für die Vorhersage des Füllvorgangs zusätzlich deutlich verlängert, weil aufeinanderfolgende Bewehrungsstäbe einzeln zu berücksichtigen sind. Das ist insbesondere für die Simulation von SVB ein entscheidendes Problemfeld, da SVB oft gerade für hochbewehrte Bauteile verwendet wird. Dennoch ist ein weitreichender Einsatz von numerischen Hilfsmitteln bei der Vorhersage von Füllprozessen nur denkbar, wenn die Anwenderfreundlichkeit und eine Zeitersparnis gewährleistet werden können. Um die Simulationszeit zu verkürzen und näher an eine anwenderfreundliche Lösung für die Vorhersage von Füllprozessen zu kommen, wird als Alternative zur einzelnen Modellierung aller Stahlstäbe in dieser Arbeit vorgeschlagen, Zonen mit Bewehrungsstäben als poröse Medien zu modellieren. Infolgedessen wird das Fließen von SVB durch bewehrte Zonen als Strömung eines nicht-Newton’schen Fluides durch ein poröses Medium betrachtet. Durch die Definition charakteristischer Parameter des porösen Mediums kann das veränderte Verhalten des Betons in der porösen Matrix vorhegesagt werden. Dies ermöglicht die Modellierung beliebiger Bewehrungszonen und vereinfacht und beschleunigt folglich die numerische Simulation bewehrter Bauteile. Im Rahmen der Arbeit wird ein Rechenmodell für das Fließverhalten von SVB durch bewehrte Schalungszonen entwickelt. Das Modell verkoppelt das Strömungsverhalten von Beton mit dem makroskopischen Ansatz für den Einfluss von porösen Medien, welche in diesem Fall die Bewehrungsstäbe ersetzen. Das entwickelte Modell wird in eine CFD-Software implementiert und anhand mehrerer numerischer und experimenteller Studien validiert, darunter auch ein maßstabsgetreues Fließexperiment eines hochbewehrten Balkens. Darüber hinaus wird die scheinbare Rheologie des Betons innerhalb der Anordnung der Stahlstäbe untersucht und daraus eine Methode zur Bestimmung unbekannter Parameter für das poröse Medium vorgeschlagen. Es werden hierfür auch normative Tabellen generiert, die die charakteristischen Eigenschaften der porösen Medien für unterschiedliche Bewehrungsanordnungen abbilden. Zuletzt ist der Hauptbeitrag dieser Arbeit das resultierende Numerikpaket, bestehend aus dem numerischen Solver einschließlich des implementierten Modells sowie der Parameterbibliothek. Im Abschluss werden die Verlässlichkeit der Vorhersage von Füllvorgängen durch die Analogie zu porösen Medien erörtert sowie Schlussfolgerungen zur deutlichen Ersparnis an Aufwand und Zeit gegenüber herkömmlichen Methoden vorgenommen.

O uso de fibra de aço como reforço no concreto tem sido objeto de várias pesquisas recentes. Com o surgimento do concreto autoadensável reforçado com fibras, a fluidez do concreto aumenta a possibilidade de orientação das fibras na etapa de concretagem, o que pode trazer alterações significativas no comportamento mecânico do concreto endurecido. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a influência das condições de moldagem sobre a resistência residual pós-fissuração de elementos planos moldados com concreto autoadensável reforçados com fibra de aço. Também foi objetivo deste trabalho verificar previamente a combinação de ensaios reológicos com métodos convencionais para controle e caracterização do concreto autoadensável no estado fresco. A caracterização do concreto foi feita com reometria rotacional, caixa-L e espalhamento. Os resultados apontam que o estudo da reologia do concreto é desejável e a combinação dos ensaios de reologia com ensaios convencionais pode trazer mais informações sobre o efeito da adição de fibras. Foram realizados ensaios de punção de placas para avaliar o comportamento mecânico de elementos planos produzidos com concreto lançado em posições distintas. A confirmação da orientação preferencial das fibras como causa da diferença de comportamento foi realizada através de informações obtidas com os ensaios indutivo e Double Edge Wedge Splitting (DEWS) realizados em testemunhos extraídos de placas moldadas sob as mesmas condições. Além disso, comprovou-se que a orientação preferencial gerada pelas condições de lançamento do concreto pode influenciar significativamente na resistência pós-fissuração de elementos estruturais planos. / The use of steel fiber as reinforcement in concrete has been the subject of several recent studies. With the development of self-compacting fiber reinforced concrete, the fluidity of the material could increase the possibility of orientation of fibers during the casting process. That condition could bring significant changes in the mechanical behavior of hardened fiber reinforced concrete. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the conditions of casting on the post-cracking residual strength of flat elements molded with self-compacting concrete reinforced with steel fibers. It was also an objective of this work verify previously the combination of rheological tests with conventional methods in order to control and characterize the self-compacting concrete in the fresh state. The characterization of the concrete in fresh state was made with rotational rheometer, L-box and spreading tests. The results showed that the study of the concrete rheology is desirable and combination of rheological tests with conventional testing can provide more information about the effect of fiber addition. The evaluation of the mechanical behavior of flat elements produced under different positions of casting was conducted through test panels submitted to punching loading. The confirmation of the orientation of the fibers as a cause of the difference in the behavior was accomplished through information obtained from the inductive and DEWS tests performed on extracted cores of panels molded under the same conditions. Furthermore, the preferred orientation caused by the concrete flow significant influence on the post-cracking strength of the structural flat elements was shown. The tests carried out with extracted cores endorsed the conclusion that the cause of performance variation is fundamentally linked to the preferred orientation, which is a result of the casting procedure.

Le mémoire de thèse propose une méthode de modélisation multi physique capable de quantifier l’influence des paramètres des processus d’écrouissage, le câblage et le compactage, sur le comportement mécanique et électrique des câbles électriques. Les propriétés électriques d’un câble dépendent de la nature du matériau utilisé, de son état métallurgique, des contraintes mécaniques exercées et de la conductance électrique des aires de contact inter-fils. De nombreuses mesures ont permis de définir les caractéristiques des câbles mais aussi des matériaux utilisés, comme par exemple la variation de la conductivité électrique d’un fil de cuivre en fonction de l’écrouissage. La modélisation mécanicoélectrique, réalisée avec le logiciel Abaqus®, est utilisée pour étudier les différents paramètres impliqués dans les processus de câblage et de compactage. Cela a permis de déterminer les déformations géométriques des fils ainsi que les contraintes mécaniques dans le câble. Les résultats de simulation sont comparés aux mesures afin de valider la précision des modèles numériques développés.Un couplage faible entre les modèles mécanique et électrique permet de mettre en évidence la distribution non-homogène de la conductivité électrique à l’intérieur d’un conducteur après qu’il ait subi des contraintes mécaniques dues au processus de déformation à froid, le câblage et le compactage. Ensuite, en appliquant une procédure d’optimisation, nous avons identifié les paramètres capables de réduire de 2 % la masse du matériau conducteur utilisés dans les processus de fabrication, tout en conservant des propriétés mécaniques et électrique répondant aux exigences normatives des constructeurs de câbles. / The presented PhD thesis propose multi-physics modeling method able to predict the impact of stranding and compacting processes parameters on the mechanical and electrical behavior of stranded conductors. The electrical properties of stranded conductors depend on the nature of the material, on its metallurgical state, on the mechanical pressure within the conductor and on the electrical conductance of contact areas between wires. A wide range of measurements has allowed us to define the characteristics of structures and materials, such as for example the resistivity as a function of the stresses due to material hardening. The electromechanical modeling with Abaqus and Vector Fields software are used to study different parameters involved in the stranding and compacting processes to determine actual wires shapes, induced deformations and actual stresses between wires within the conductor. The results obtained by simulation were compared with experimental measurements to analyze the accuracy of the model. By coupling mechanical and electrical simulations, we pointed out the non-homogeneous distribution of the electrical conductivity along conductor cross sections resulting from the hardness of each single wire. Applying the optimization procedure, we have identified the parameters able to reduce the mass of conducting material by 2 % while maintaining mechanical and electrical properties that meet the prescriptive requirements of cables manufacturers and standards.

Το θέμα της παρούσης Διδακτορικής Διατριβής είναι η συστηματική μελέτη του Αυτοσυμπυκνούμενου Κισσηροδέματος (ΑΣΚ). Ο βασικός σκοπός της υπήρξε η παραγωγή μειγμάτων δομικού ΑΣΚ, προτείνοντας παράλληλα μία μεθοδολογία σύνθεσης, εφαρμόσιμη για κάθε είδος Αυτοσυμπυκνούμενου Σκυροδέματος (ΑΣΣ). Ακόμη, έγινε προσπάθεια να διερευνηθούν τομείς στους οποίους η γνώση για το Αυτοσυμπυκνούμενο Ελαφροσκυρόδεμα (ΑΣΕΣ) είναι ακόμη ελλιπής, όπως η συνάφεια χάλυβα-ΑΣΕΣ, η συμπεριφορά γραμμικών στοιχείων οπλισμένου ΑΣΕΣ έναντι κάμψης και διάτμησης, η κατανομή και οι μέγιστες τιμές των πιέσεων που ασκεί το νωπό ΑΣΕΣ σε ξυλοτύπους και τα χαρακτηριστικά ανθεκτικότητάς του. / In this study an extended investigation of PASCC properties is conducted. The main scope was to produce structural PASCC mixtures, by proposing a mix design methodology applicable for every type of Lightweight Aggregate Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC). Moreover, there has been an attempt to investigate fields where the available knowledge for LWASCC is limited, such as the steel-PASCC bond characteristics, the response of reinforced PASCC elements under reversed bending and shear actions, the formwork pressure development during and after PASCC casting and selected PASCC durability characteristics.

In the face of technological advances in concrete science emerged so-called special concretes and, among these, the self-compacting concrete (SCC), developed in Japan in the 1980s. This concrete is currently considered one of the greatest advances in concrete technology in view of its numerous advantages (decrease of construction duration, decrease of concreting labor, improvement of the working environment, improvement of the quality and durability of structures etc.). The production of SCC requires different mix design methods related to those applied for conventional concrete. Among these differences are highlighted the determination of the aggregate compositions and the addition of fine materials and chemical admixtures. In the case of determining the aggregate composition, the method of unit mass has been applied in SCC. However, it is common the use of this method in binary combinations, but for ternary and quaternary combinations it is quite limited. Thus, this work aimed to analyze the influence of different combinations and compositions of aggregates, determined by the method of unit mass and void ratio, to obtaining and characterization of SCC. For this, initially the procedures of the method was standardized. It was used two types of natural fine and coarse aggregates with different physical characteristics. It was produced 9 different aggregate compositions, four binary, ternary and quaternary four. For each composition, one SCC was formulated, based on previous dosage studies. The selfcompactability properties of the concrete were analyzed by spreading, V funnel test and L box test. In case hardened state the compressive strength was determined. The results showed that different methods of execution procedures showed no differences. The method of unit mass proved to be efficient in determining aggregate compositions to supply the SCC. For the same volume and paste composition (cement, water, chemical and mineral admixtures) the quaternary composition was the most efficient in meeting the properties of selfcompactability and compressive strength. / Diante dos avanços tecnológicos na ciência do concreto surgiram os chamados concretos especiais e, dentre estes, pode-se citar o concreto autoadensável (CAA), desenvolvido no Japão, na década de 1980. Este concreto é atualmente considerado um dos maiores avanços na tecnologia do concreto tendo em vista as suas inúmeras vantagens (diminuição do tempo da obra, diminuição da mão de obra de concretagem, melhora o ambiente de trabalho, melhora a qualidade e durabilidade da estrutura e etc.). A obtenção do CAA requer métodos de dosagens diferentes dos aplicados em concretos convencionais. Dentre essas diferenças se destacam a determinação das composições de agregados e a adição de materiais finos e aditivos químicos. Em se tratando da determinação da composição de agregados o método da massa unitária vem sendo aplicado em CAA. Entretanto é comum sua utilização em combinações binárias, já para combinações ternárias e quaternárias é bastante limitado. Neste sentido, foram analisadas diferentes combinações e composições de agregados, determinadas pelo método da massa unitária e do índice de vazios, na obtenção e caracterização de CAA. Para isso, inicialmente procurou-se padronizar os procedimentos de execução do método. Utilizou-se dois tipos de agregados miúdos e graúdos naturais com diferentes características físicas, sendo produzidas 9 composições distintas, sendo quatro binárias, quatro ternárias e uma quaternária. Para cada composição foi formulado um CAA, tomando como base a dosagem em estudos prévios. As propriedades de autoadensabilidade do concreto foram analisadas através dos ensaios de espalhamento, funil V e caixa L. No estado endurecido a resistência à compressão foi determinada. Os resultados mostraram que os diferentes procedimentos de execução do método não apresentaram divergências. O método da massa unitária mostrou-se eficiente na determinação de composições de agregado para atendimento ao CAA. Para um mesmo volume e composição de pasta (cimento, água, aditivos e adições) a composição quaternária foi a mais eficiente no atendimento às propriedades de autoadensabilidade e resistência à compressão.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:57:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EdilbertoVB_TESE.pdf: 8017732 bytes, checksum: 5be77df6bb358232ee29ccf11e397f58 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-10 / The search for alternative materials with lower density, reduction in heat transfer and propagation of noise associated with the ease of handling and application in concrete structures, represents an enormous challenge in the formulation and knowledge of the performance of self-compacting lightweight concrete, which has technology little known nationally, and appears on the international scene as an innovative material and alternative to conventional concrete. Based on these, this study set out to study self-compacting lightweight concrete made with two distinct grades of expanded clay associated with the addition of plasticizing/superplasticizers additives and mineral additions of metakaolin and bagasse ash of sugar cane. There is also an object of study, evaluation of pozzolanic activity of mineral admixtures and their influence on the durability characteristics of concrete. The rheological, physical, mechanical and microstructural analysis in this study served as basis in the classification of concretes autoadens?veis, targeting the national technical requirements for their classification in the category autoadens?vel and lightweight structural. The inclusion of mineral admixtures (metakaolin and bagasse ash of sugar cane), partial replacement of cement, pozzolanic activity and demonstrated maintenance of mechanical properties through the filler effect, a reduction of up to 76% of the nitrogen gas permeability in blend with 20% bagasse ash. All concretes had rheology (cohesion and consistency) suitable for self-adensability as well as strength and density inherent structural lightweight concrete without presenting phenomena of segregation and exudation / A busca por materiais alternativos de menor massa espec?fica, redu??o na transfer?ncia de calor e propaga??o do barulho, associado ? facilidade de manuseio e aplica??o em estruturas de concreto armado, representa grande desafio na formula??o e conhecimento do desempenho de concretos estruturais leves autoadens?veis, que tem tecnologia pouco difundida em n?vel nacional, e surge no cen?rio internacional como um material inovador e alternativo ao concreto convencional. Frente ao exposto, este trabalho se prop?s a estudar concretos estruturais leves autoadens?veis elaborados com duas gradua??es distintas de argila expandida associados ? inclus?o de aditivos plastificantes/superplastificantes e adi??es minerais de metacaulim e cinza de biomassa de cana-de-a??car. Tem-se ainda como objeto do estudo, a avalia??o da atividade pozol?nica das adi??es minerais e sua influ?ncia nas caracter?sticas de durabilidade dos concretos. As propriedades reol?gicas, f?sicas, mec?nicas e microestruturais, analisadas neste estudo, serviram como fundamenta??o na qualifica??o dos concretos leves autoadens?veis, visando ?s exig?ncias t?cnicas nacionais para sua classifica??o no quesito autoadens?vel e estrutural leve. A inclus?o das adi??es minerais (metacaulim e cinza de biomassa de cana-de-a??car), em substitui??o parcial do cimento, demonstrou atividade pozol?nica e manuten??o das propriedades mec?nicas atrav?s do efeito filler, apresentando redu??o de at? 76% da permeabilidade a g?s nitrog?nio na mistura com 20% de cinza de biomassa. Todos os concretos dosados apresentaram reologia (coes?o e consist?ncia) adequada para autoadensabilidade, bem como resist?ncia e massa espec?fica inerentes aos concretos estruturais leves, sem apresentar fen?menos de segrega??o e exsuda??o

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:03:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao janaina parte 1.pdf: 4357572 bytes, checksum: 40dbbd6f2f4cdbb3296717b82f972c80 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-08-27 / For the benefits of its properties in fresh state, self-compacting concrete (SCC) demands a high powder content in the composition, nearby 450kg/m³. The quarry dust, resultant material of the coarse aggregate production, can b considered as an economic and sustainable alternative for the development of the SCC. As well as the quarry dust, mineral additions, is used in conventional concretes and can also be used in the self-compacting concrete, with the same kind of benefits. Using the mix design for SCC developed by Tutikian (2004) a study for evaluation of the SCC mechanical properties were done, where natural sand had been partially replaced by quarry micaschist, granite and gneiss - and cement for silica fume, metakaolin and calcined clay pozolan. The test methods for fresh state used was Slump-flow (FURNAS, 2005a), U-Box (FURNAS, 2005b), Entrained air (NM 47, 2002) and Specific gravity (9833, 1997). Cylindrical test specimen 100x200 mm had been molded for tests - compressive strength (NBR 5739, 1994), modulus of elasticity (NBR 8522, 1984), splitting tensile strength (NBR 7222, 1994) and flexural strength (NBR 12142, 1991) -the age of 28 days. Samples using the mixture1: 4,5 had been analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that it can be possible the use of different additions for the production of high quality SCC. We detach the small variability of the specific gravity, as well as the entrained air, wide presented low values. For concretes with same compressive strength, the values of modulus of elasticity had varied between 5 and 60% and the splitting tensile strength and flexural strength had been remained between 10 and 15% / Para atender suas propriedades no estado fresco, o concreto autoadensável (CAA) demanda uma grande quantidade de finos em sua composição, em média 450 kg/m³. Os finos de pedreira, material resultante do processo de britagem, surgem como alternativa econômica e sustentável no desenvolvimento do CAA. Além dos finos, adições minerais pozolânicas, muito utilizadas em concretos convencionais, podem ser utilizadas também no concreto auto-adensável, com os mesmos benefícios. Utilizando-se o método de dosagem para CAA proposto por Tutikian (2004), foi desenvolvido um estudo para avaliação das propriedades mecânicas do CAA, onde foram realizadas substituições parciais da areia natural por finos de pedreira micaxisto, granito e gnaisse e substituições parciais de cimento por sílica ativa, metacaulim e pozolana de argila calcinada. Os ensaios no estado fresco realizados foram Espalhamento (FURNAS, 2005a), Caixa U (FURNAS, 2005b), Teor de Ar (NM 47, 2002) e Massa Específica (NBR 9833, 1997). Corpos-de-prova cilíndricos com dimensões de 100x200 mm foram moldados para ensaios no estado endurecido resistência à compressão (NBR 5739, 1994), módulo de elasticidade (NBR 8522, 1984), tração por compressão diametral (NBR 7222, 1994) e tração na flexão (NBR 12142, 1991) na idade de 28 dias. Foram analisadas amostras das composições intermediárias (1:4,5) em microscópio eletrônico de varredura (MEV). Os resultados obtidos mostram ser possível a utilização de diferentes adições na produção de CAA s de qualidade. Destaca-se a pouca variabilidade das massas específicas, bem como dos teores de ar, que apresentaram valores baixos. Para concretos de mesma resistência à compressão, os valores obtidos para o módulo de elasticidade variaram entre 5 e 60% e as resistências à tração mantiveram-se entre 10 e 15%

O uso de fibra de aço como reforço no concreto tem sido objeto de várias pesquisas recentes. Com o surgimento do concreto autoadensável reforçado com fibras, a fluidez do concreto aumenta a possibilidade de orientação das fibras na etapa de concretagem, o que pode trazer alterações significativas no comportamento mecânico do concreto endurecido. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a influência das condições de moldagem sobre a resistência residual pós-fissuração de elementos planos moldados com concreto autoadensável reforçados com fibra de aço. Também foi objetivo deste trabalho verificar previamente a combinação de ensaios reológicos com métodos convencionais para controle e caracterização do concreto autoadensável no estado fresco. A caracterização do concreto foi feita com reometria rotacional, caixa-L e espalhamento. Os resultados apontam que o estudo da reologia do concreto é desejável e a combinação dos ensaios de reologia com ensaios convencionais pode trazer mais informações sobre o efeito da adição de fibras. Foram realizados ensaios de punção de placas para avaliar o comportamento mecânico de elementos planos produzidos com concreto lançado em posições distintas. A confirmação da orientação preferencial das fibras como causa da diferença de comportamento foi realizada através de informações obtidas com os ensaios indutivo e Double Edge Wedge Splitting (DEWS) realizados em testemunhos extraídos de placas moldadas sob as mesmas condições. Além disso, comprovou-se que a orientação preferencial gerada pelas condições de lançamento do concreto pode influenciar significativamente na resistência pós-fissuração de elementos estruturais planos. / The use of steel fiber as reinforcement in concrete has been the subject of several recent studies. With the development of self-compacting fiber reinforced concrete, the fluidity of the material could increase the possibility of orientation of fibers during the casting process. That condition could bring significant changes in the mechanical behavior of hardened fiber reinforced concrete. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the conditions of casting on the post-cracking residual strength of flat elements molded with self-compacting concrete reinforced with steel fibers. It was also an objective of this work verify previously the combination of rheological tests with conventional methods in order to control and characterize the self-compacting concrete in the fresh state. The characterization of the concrete in fresh state was made with rotational rheometer, L-box and spreading tests. The results showed that the study of the concrete rheology is desirable and combination of rheological tests with conventional testing can provide more information about the effect of fiber addition. The evaluation of the mechanical behavior of flat elements produced under different positions of casting was conducted through test panels submitted to punching loading. The confirmation of the orientation of the fibers as a cause of the difference in the behavior was accomplished through information obtained from the inductive and DEWS tests performed on extracted cores of panels molded under the same conditions. Furthermore, the preferred orientation caused by the concrete flow significant influence on the post-cracking strength of the structural flat elements was shown. The tests carried out with extracted cores endorsed the conclusion that the cause of performance variation is fundamentally linked to the preferred orientation, which is a result of the casting procedure.