Buildings (Sep 2024)

Evaluation of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Steel-Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Subjected to Freeze–Thaw Cycles

  • Ruijun Wang,
  • Nan Tian,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Ruibao Jin,
  • Gang Liang,
  • Yan Li,
  • Jing Hu,
  • Hekuan Zhou,
  • Yaofei Jia,
  • Yanxiong Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092880
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 9
p. 2880

Abstract

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This study investigates the structural characteristics of SFRC with different amounts of steel fibers following exposure to freeze–thaw cycles, while taking into account various levels of confinement pressure and rates of deformation. The focus of the research is to examine the dynamic mechanical properties of SFRC exposed to freeze–thaw cycles. The inclusion of steel fibers improves the strength of concrete during freeze–thaw cycles, with 1% steel fiber content being the most effective. Strain rate and confining pressure significantly impact the strength and failure mode of SFRC. The strength of concrete increases linearly with the strain rate. With no confining pressure, the cracks in the concrete specimen align with the direction of the applied stress. And with confining pressure, concrete exhibits diagonal shear failure. Microstructural analysis results from scanning electron microscopy are consistent with the macroscopic properties.

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