Investigation on the Behavior of Concrete with Optimum Percentage of Steel Fiber, Microsilica, Fly Ash and Hybrid Fiber under Different Loading Pattern

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Department of Civil Engineering, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

While the fibers in concrete cause soft rupture, the compressive and tensile samples are not ruptured after failure. This is one of the benefits of metallic fibers, especially the sinusoidal and hooked fibers: using these gives residents the opportunity to escape during an earthquake. In addition to positively impacting mechanical properties, metal fibers improve the matrix of concrete, provide ductility and response to impact load, and control crack width and propagation. Fly ash and micro-silica improve the durability and performance of concrete and are effective in protecting the environment: they can, thus, be used to replace cement. In this study, the samples’ compressive and tensile strength was prepared: they were of non-fibrous concrete and concrete containing steel fibers with 6 different percentages (0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1, 1.2, 1.5). They were also composed of metallic fiber and polypropylene in three different compositions (0.3PP + 0.8SF, 0.4PP + 0.4SF, and 0.15PP + 1.5SF). These were investigated: seismic parameters were extracted after achieving the optimal percentage (the percentage with the highest compressive and tensile strength given economic considerations) under the loading protocol SAC/BD 97.02. This allowed investigation of the curves of hysteresis, energy absorption, lateral displacement, and effects of the use of these fibers. The major properties of pozzolanic materials were considered in the last step of this research: fly ash and microsilica were added to concrete containing metal fibers with the optimum percentage of metallic fibers. These were compared with concrete containing metallic fibers and non-fiber concrete. Thereafter, the appropriate percentage of cement replacement was determined so as to better understand the effect of the use of fly ash and microsilica in preventing the buckling of buckling restrained braces.

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