Compared with a plain concrete member, a steel-fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) member is superior in cross sectional capacity and toughness, thanks to the steel fibers creating a bridging effect in the cracking cross section. In this paper, the reverse cyclic loading…
Compared with a plain concrete member, a steel-fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) member is superior in cross sectional capacity and toughness, thanks to the steel fibers creating a bridging effect in the cracking cross section. In this paper, the reverse cyclic loading tests are conducted in order to grasp the influence of the mixture of steel fibers on the shear capacity and on the deformation performance. Experimental results indicate that steel fiber is effective for shear reinforcement. In addition, in order to simulate the failure behavior of an SFRC member, the non-linear finite element analysis based upon the failure mechanics has been conducted.