Shear Behavior fo Reinforced Concrete Beams with the Addition of Short Steel Fibers

• DOI: 10.14359/12406
• Publication Date: 2022-04-08T15:10:30Z
• Authors: C.M. Goncalvez; L.V. Filho; J.M.Calixto
• Keywords: 0211 other engineering and technologies; 02 engineering and technology

The objective of this paper is to present the result of an experimental investigation on the shear behavior and strength of simply supported reinforced concrete beams with the addition of short steel fibers. The fibers differed in terms of shape, cross-section and length. Two series of reinforced concrete beams were cast and tested in the laboratory. Each series had a different ratio of transverse reinforcement as well as the addition or not of steel fibers in the concrete mix. The compressive and tensile strength as well as the secant modulus of elasticity of the concrete employed in the beams were also investigated.