The benefits of fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) have been thoroughly investigated. Much of this
work has focussed on steel FRC subjected to monotonic loads. Data on the structural behaviour
of macro-synthetic FRC or FRC under cyclic loads is scarce.
A pilot investigation on the shear behaviour of macro-synthetic FRC and on the behaviour of
FRC under reversed cyclic in-plane shear loading was carried out. Five in-plane shear panel
tests were performed. The parameters under study were the fibre material type (steel or macrosynthetic)
and loading protocol. Additionally, a number of compression, direct tension, and
flexural tests were performed to determine the material properties of the concretes for
comparison. The material response of 2.0% by volume of macro-synthetic FRC matched closely
with 1.0% steel FRC.
Finally, building upon an existing steel FRC model, a model for macro-synthetic FRC in tension
was proposed and a short verification study was undertaken.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OTU.1807/42702 |
| Date | 21 November 2013 |
| Creators | Carnovale, David Joseph |
| Contributors | Vecchio, Frank J. |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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