This paper investigates the compression strength and the energy absorption of steel fibre reinforced concrete under repetitive impact loadings. Cylindrical concrete specimens are fabricated with 0, 1·5 and 3·0% fibre volume fractions. For each fibre volume fraction, stress–strain curves are measured using split Hopkinson pressure bar tests. Also, post-test photographs are taken for each specimen after each impact. The data collected are used to evaluate the energy absorption and the damage evolution of concrete in compression. The results indicate that damage increases and strength decreases with the increase of impact times. Fibrous concrete is markedly superior to plain concrete in resisting dynamic failure. Furthermore, both impact velocity and fibre volume fraction exert a significant influence on the dynamic response of concrete.
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November 2011
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November 01 2011
Strength and toughness properties of steel fibre reinforced concrete under repetitive impact
Zhiliang Wang;
Zhiliang Wang
Professor, Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, PR China and School of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, PR China
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Yiqun Tang;
Yiqun Tang
Professor, Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, PR China and School of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, PR China
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Jianguo Wang
Jianguo Wang
Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Revision Received:
January 28 2011
Revision Requested:
March 19 2011
Accepted:
March 25 2011
Online ISSN: 1751-763X
Print ISSN: 0024-9831
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2011
Magazine of Concrete Research (2011) 63 (11): 883–891.
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Revision Received:
January 28 2011
Revision Requested:
March 19 2011
Accepted:
March 25 2011
Citation
Wang Z, Tang Y, Wang J (2011), "Strength and toughness properties of steel fibre reinforced concrete under repetitive impact". Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 63 No. 11 pp. 883–891, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/macr.2011.63.11.883
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