Lakavath, Chandrashekhar and Pidapa, Vyshnavi and Joshi, Suhas S and S, Suriya Prakash and B, Kondraivendhan
(2018)
SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF STEEL FIBER REINFORCED PRECAST PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS.
In: International Conference on Composite Materials and Structures- ICCMS, 27-29 December 2019, Hyderabad.
Abstract
Precast industries constantly look for better alternative solutions to reduce the secondary reinforcement to speed up the production process. Addition of fibers in concrete helps in reducing the use of secondary reinforcement. Presence of fiber reinforcement has proven to enhance the ductility and energy dissipation capacity of the concrete under flexure and shear. Shear behavior of concrete members mainly depends on the compressive strength of concrete, shear span to depth ratio (a/d), amount of stirrups, aggregate interlock and dowel action of longitudinal reinforcement. The present study focuses on the shear behavior of steel fiber reinforced PSC beams with different volume fractions i.e., 0.50% and 1.00%. Fiber reinforced prestressed concrete (FRPC) beams were cast using long line method and tested with a shear span to depth ratio of 2.4 to simulate shear dominant behavior. Strain gauges were attached to the strands at loading point and at the center of shear span (a/2) to measure strain variation at different stages such as prestressing, de-tensioning and testing. During experimentation, load-deflection and strand strain was recorded. Test results indicate that the addition of steel fibers improved the shear resistance and ductility of the prestressed concrete beams.
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