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Hysteretic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams According to Volume Fraction of Steel Fiber

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  • Joo-Hong Chung

    (Department of Architecture, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea)

  • Dong-Hee Son

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

  • Su-Yong Kim

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

  • Baek-Il Bae

    (Department of Digital Architectural and Urban Engineering, Hanyang Cyber University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

  • Chang-Sik Choi

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the structural performance of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) coupling beams. Reversed cyclic loading tests were performed with full-scale specimens. The main variable for the tests was the volume fraction ratio of the steel fibers. The results showed that the maximum strength was increased by about 11% with 1% of steel fibers incorporated, and about 24% when the ratio of mixed fibers was doubled to 2%. Because numerous microcracks occurred, decreased crack width due to the bridge effect was observed with the steel fiber reinforcement. Increased diagonal tension crack angles and energy dissipation also appeared as the volume fraction of steel fibers increased. The contribution of shear to the total deformation was decreased while the contribution of rocking was increased as steel fibers were added. Considering the results of these experiments, it can be concluded that steel fiber reinforcement affects the deformation of coupling beams in various ways, and should be considered when estimating the effective stiffness of such beams when SFRC is introduced.

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  • Joo-Hong Chung & Dong-Hee Son & Su-Yong Kim & Baek-Il Bae & Chang-Sik Choi, 2020. "Hysteretic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams According to Volume Fraction of Steel Fiber," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2020:i:1:p:182-:d:468986
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