Corrosion effects on pullout behavior of hooked steel fibers in self-compacting concrete

Autor: Joaquim A. O. Barros, Cristina Maria Vieira Frazão, Aires Camões, Luís Augusto Rocha, A.C. Alves
Přispěvatelé: Universidade do Minho, University of Minho, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Popis: Steel fibers are used in concrete to improve its mechanical properties, such as postcracking load bearing capacity and energy absorption performance, and also to limit the crack width, with beneficial consequences of concrete durability. Steell fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) structures are subjected to chloride and carbonation penetration that can initiate corrosion of steel fibers, with eventual pernicious consequences of structural and durability performance. Cracks in concrete are known to fasten initiation of steel corrosion in reinforced concrete structures. The investigation of the impact of cracks on the corrosion initiation and the associated interfacial damage between concrete and steel fibers is important for understanding the mechanical behavior of SFRC. In the present work, the corrosion action on the mechanical behavior of cracked Steel Fiber Reinforced Self-Compacting Concrete (SFRSCC) was investigated. For this purpose, an experimental program was performed to characterize the corrosion of hooked-end steel fibers, and to assess the fiber pullout behavior in cracked concrete, previously subject to the action of corrosion by exposure to aggressive chloride environment. The results revealed that the susceptibility to corrosion of steel fibers that cross a pseudo-crack increased with the crack width, but the corrosion products in the fiber-matrix interface can increase the fiber pullout strength in cracked SCC at least up to a certain limit of crack width.
The study reported in this paper is part of the research project SUPERCONCRETE – SUstainability-driven international/intersectorial Partnership for Education and Research on modelling next generation CONCRETE, proposal 645704, H2020-MSCA-RISE-2014. The authors wish to acknowledge the support provided by Maccaferri and Radmix for the supplying of the fibers, Sika for the superplasticizer, Secil for the cement and Omya Comital for the limestone filler.
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