AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE SHEAR STRENGTH OF SFRC BEAMS WITHOUT STIRRUPS

ARSLAN G., Keskin R. S. O., Ulusoy S.

JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS, vol.55, no.4, pp.1205-1217, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.15632/jtam-p1.55.4.1205
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1205-1217
  • Keywords: steel fiber, reinforced concrete, shear strength, beam, FIBER-REINFORCED-CONCRETE, STEEL FIBERS, RC BEAMS, SYNTHETIC-FIBERS, FIBROUS CONCRETE, SLENDER BEAMS, BEHAVIOR, SIZE, FAILURE
  • TED University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The use of steel fibers in reinforced concrete (RC) stn stnictlral members aims at the improvement of mechanical properties of such members. This study focuses on shear strength characteristics of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) beams without stirrups. Test specimens consisting of three RC and ten SFRC beams without stirrups have been tested under three-point loading in order to investigate the effects of fiber content and shear span-to-effective depth ratio on the shear strength. Furthermore, an equation developed previously for predicting the ultimate shear strength of SFRC beams without stirrups is proposed to predict the diagonal cracking strength of SFRC beams without stirrups.