The investigation on strength and flexural toughness of fibre cocktail reinforc...

• Author(s): Ding Yining ; Zhang Yulin ; Thomas, A.
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11397
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Compressive strength; Flexural toughness; Fibre cocktail; Failure pattern; FRSCHPC
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Based on the experimental results of the workability, the suitable fibre types (steel fibres, PP-fibres and fibre cocktail) and fibre dosages for fibre-reinforced-self-compacting-high-performance-concrete (FRSCHPC) were selected. To assess the influences of different fibres on the compressive strength, flexural toughness and failure patterns of beams and slabs, a series of experiments has been carried out and evaluated. The results show that the fibre cocktail – a combination of steel fibres and PP-fibres – can represent an optimal fibre reinforcement for self-compacting-high-performance-concrete.