• 한국안전학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2009

Since the mechanical properties of cement-based materials are time-dependent due to the prolonged cement hydration process, those of fiber reinforced concrete(FRC) may also be time-dependent. Toughness is one of important properties of FRC. Therefore, it should be investigated toughness development of FRCs with curing ages to fully understand the time-dependent characteristics of FRCs. To this end, the effect of curing ages on flexural toughness development of steel fiber reinforced concrete is studied. Three point bending test with notched beam specimen was adapted for this study. Hooked-end steel fiber(DRAMIX 40/30) was used as a fiber ingredient to investigate w/c ratio and fiber volume fraction effect on toughness development during curing. Three different water-cement ratios(0.44, 0.5 and 0.6) and fiber volume fractions(0%, 0.5% and 1%) were used as influence factors. Each mixture specimens were tested at five different ages, 0.5, 1, 3, 7 and 28 days. The study shows that flexure toughness development with age is quite different than other concrete material properties such as compressive strength. The study also shows that the toughness development trend correlates more closely to water/cement ratio than to fiber volume fraction.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2022

The experimental investigations into hooked-end round steel fibers (HSF) effect on the age-dependent strengths of high volume fly ash (HVFA) concrete is studied. The concrete was prepared with class F fly ash used as partial cement replacement varied from 0% to 70% on an equal weight basis. Two percentages of HSF (i.e., 0.5% and 1.5% by volume fraction) of 50 mm length were added in plain, and 50% fly ash concrete mixes. The compressive and flexural tensile strength was determined at 7, 28, 56, and 90 days. The strength results of fly ash concrete mixes with and without steel fibers were compared with the plain concrete strength. The test results indicated that the strength of fly ash concrete is comparable with the plain concrete strength and further increases with an increase in the percentage of steel fibers. The maximum flexure strength of HVFA concrete is found with 0.5% steel fibers. It is concluded that the HVFA concrete with steel fibers of 50 mm length can effectively be used in concrete construction. The analytical models are proposed to predict the age-dependent compressive and flexural tensile strength of HVFA concrete with and without HSF. The compressive and tensile strength of HVFA concrete with HSF can be predicted using these models when the 28-day compressive strength of plain concrete is known. The present study will be helpful in the design and construction of reinforced and pre-stressed concrete structures made with HVFA and HSF.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.405-417
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• 2023

While ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is commonly reinforced with micro straight steel fibers in existing applications, studies have indicated that the use of deformed steel macro-fibers leads to enhanced ductility and post-peak responses for UHPC structural elements, which is of particular importance for earthquake-resistant structures. However, there are potential concerns regarding the use of UHPC reinforced with macro-fibers due to the issues of workability and fiber distribution. The objective of this study was to address these issues by extensively investigating the restricted and non-restricted deformability, filling ability, horizontal and vertical velocities, and passing ability of UHPC containing macro hooked-end steel fibers. A new approach is suggested to examine the homogeneity of fiber distribution in UHPC. The influences of ultra-fine fillers and steel macro-fibers on the workability of fresh UHPC and the mechanics of hardened UHPC were examined. It was found that although increasing the ratio of quartz powder to cement led to an improvement in the workability and tensile strain hardening behavior of UHPC, it reduced the fiber distribution homogeneity. The addition of 1% volume fraction of macro-fibers in UHPC improved workability, but reduced its compressive strength, which is contrary to the effect of micro-fiber inclusion in UHPC.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2023년도 봄 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.183-184
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the effect of type and volume fraction of fiber on the electrical conductivity and shielding effectiveness of cementitious composites. The large specific surface area of amorphous metallic fiber, as well as the high number of fibers per unit weight, provided an advantage in the formation of conductive path. As the result, the electrical conductivity of amorphous metallic fiber was evaluated to be higher, and the shielding effectiveness was also higher. However, the shielding effectiveness according to electrical conductivity was confirmed to have a threshold point, and further research is needed to improve it.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.759-766
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• 2004

강섬유(steel fiber) 보강은 전단 강도와 같은 콘크리트 구조 부재의 많은 공학적 특성들을 현저히 향상시킨다. 본 연구는 구조 부재로의 실용적 사용을 위해 강섬유의 형상, 형상비, 혼입률, 강섬유 계수를 강도 특성 및 변형 특성의 수준으로 평가하였다. 기존 연구 및 본 연구의 재료 시험 결과들을 평가한 결과, 양단고리형 및 최대골재치수의 1.5배 이상되는 길이의 강섬유의 강도 보강효과가 우수한 것으로 판단된다. 또한 강도 및 변형 능력에 대한 상세 시험결과로부터, 형상비 75, 혼입률 $1.5\%$가 적절한 것으로 판단된다. 결론적으로 재료 성능 시험 결과들을 통계적로부터 추정한 결과, 강섬유 계수, 할렬인장강도, 휨강도가 SFRC의 주요한 특성인자로 판단된다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2020

이 논문에서는 섬유의 혼입량에 따른 휨부재의 장기거동에 대한 영향을 평가하기 위하여 후크형 강섬유로 보강된 고강도 콘크리트의 휨 크리프 거동에 대한 평가가 이루어졌다. 실험은 150 × 150 × 600mm 크기를 갖는 섬유 혼입량(0, 0.75 및 1.5%)을 변수로 하는 6개의 휨 시험체를 대상으로 하였다. 노치를 갖는 휨 시험체에 휨 크리프 하중을 도입하기 위하여 4점 가력 휨 시험장치가 활용되었다. 휨강도의 40%인 크리프 재하하중은 레버 장치를 활용하여 도입되었고 90일 동안 도입된 하중은 로드셀에 의해 제어되었다. 크리프 하중의 도입시, 시험체 중앙부에 설치된 노치의 균열개구변위(CMOD)가 측정되었다. 크리프 시험후 각 시험체 대한 휨시험을 실시하여 각 시험체의 잔여강도를 평가하였다. 이상과 같은 실험결과로부터 섬유 혼입량은 고강도 콘크리트의 휨 크리프 거동에 주요한 영향을 끼치고 휨강도의 40% 범위내의 지속하중은 섬유보강된 고강도 콘크리트의 잔여강도에 부정적인 영향을 끼치지 않았다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.357-369
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• 2011

In this study, effect of steel fibers on toughness and some mechanical properties of concrete were investigated. Hooked-end steel fibers were used in concrete samples with three volume fractions (${\nu}_f$) of 0.5%, 0.75% and 1% and for two aspect ratios (l/d) of 45 and 65. Compressive and flexural tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of concrete were determined for cylindrical, cubic and prismatic samples at the age of 7 and 28 days. The stress-strain curves of standard cylindrical specimens were studied to determine the effect of steel fibers on toughness of steel-fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC). In addition, the relationship between compressive strength and the flexural tensile strength of SFRC were reported. Finally, a simple model was proposed to generate the stress-strain curves for SFRC based on strains corresponding to the peak compressive strength and 60% of peak compressive stress. The proposed model was shown to provide results in good correlation with the experimental results.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.195-209
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• 2020

This study investigates the behavior of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) with hybrid macro-micro steel and macro steel-polypropylene (PP) fibers. Compression, direct and indirect tension tests were carried out on cubic and cylindrical, dogbone and prismatic specimens, respectively. Three types of macro steel fibers, i.e., round crimped (RC), crimped (C), and hooked (H) were combined with micro steel (MS) and PP fibers in overall ratios of 2% by volume. Additionally, numerical analyses were performed to validate the test results. Parameters studied included, fracture energy, tensile strength, compressive strength, flexural strength, and residual strength. Tests showed that replacing PP fibers with MS significantly improves all parameters particularly flexural strength (17.38 MPa compared to 37.71 MPa). Additionally, the adopted numerical approach successfully captured the flexural load-deflection response of experimental beams. Lastly, the proposed regression model for the flexural load-deflection curve compared very well with experimental results, as evidenced by its coefficient of correlation (R²) of over 0.90.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.649-669
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• 2011

In this paper an analytical model is presented that addresses the compressive response of short-fiber reinforced concrete members (FRC) with hooked steel fibers. This model is applicable to a wide range of concrete strengths and accounts for the interaction between the cover spalling and the concrete core confinement induced by transverse steel stirrups and also for buckling of longitudinal reinforcing bars. The load-shortening curves generated here analytically fit existing experimental data well.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.179-188
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• 1995

강섬유보강콘크리트는 콘크리트의 취성을 극복하고 콘크리트 내의 강섬유의 구속작용과 균열제어메카니즘, pull-out저항 등에 의하여 강도가 증진되며 이러한 작용에 의하여 전단하중하에서도 강도와 연성의 증대를 가져온다. 강섬유보강콘크리트의 2차적인 보강효과는 휨보다는 전단거동에 대하여 더 효율적인 것으로 보고되고 있다. 따라서 시멘트계 재료에 훅트강섬유를 혼입함으로써 전단하중 하에서 훅트강섬유보강 철근콘크리트보(RHSFCB)의 전단저항력이 증가되고 결과적으로 보의 구조적 거동과 전단강도가 향상된다. 본 연구에서는 RHSFCB의 전단거동에 영향을 미치는 주요 변수들에 대한 각 영향을 실험적으로 고찰하였으며, 본 연구에서 고찰한 주요변수는 섬유혼입율, 전단-스팬비, 스터럽의 간격등이다. 이론적 고찰은 문헌에 보고된 각 전단강도 예측식들에 본 실험에서 전단파괴한 9개 시험체와 문헌에 나타난 86개의 전단파괴시험체를 적용하여 각 예측식들의 전단강도를 비교하였으며, 그 결과치를 통계분석하여전단강도예측식의 정확성을 고찰하였다.