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Behavior and Calculation Method of the Flexural Strength

of Reinforced Concrete Beam with Fiber
Taweechai Sumranwanich1, Apinan Phuchan2, and Surasit Manwicha2
Burapha University, Saensuk, Muang, Chonburi 20131

Abstract
This paper aims to study the flexural strength behavior of reinforced concrete beam with various
types of fiber, which were steel fiber, glass fiber and acrylic fiber and to propose a method for calculating
the flexural strength of reinforced concrete beam with fiber. The fiber contents in reinforced concrete
were 0.1% 0.2% and 0.5% by volume of concrete. The compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural
strength, modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio of concrete were also investigated. From the
experimental results, when the flexural reinforcement of reinforced concrete (RC) beam was kept
constantly, the RC beams with acrylic fiber, glass fiber and steel fiber exhibited higher flexural strength
and ductility than a RC beam without fiber. For fiber content of 0.1-0.2% by volume of concrete, the
flexural strength of RC beam with acrylic fiber was larger than those of steel fiber and glass fiber. But,
for fiber content of 0.5% by volume of concrete, the flexural strength of RC beam with steel fiber was
higher than those of glass fiber and acrylic fiber. Finally, the proposed method for calculating the flexural
strength of reinforced concrete beam with fiber at various states can predict the flexural strength of
reinforced concrete beam with satisfactory error.

Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering.

Undergraduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering.

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1.

[1] (Fiber)

()

2.

2.1


1 301 .
824 . 1,030 .
0.60 0.45
(Steel fiber) (Glass
fiber) (Acrylic fiber)

1
1

()

()

1
1

, lf
(.)

, df
(.)

, ff
(./.2)

(./.2)

3.5 6.0
2.5
2.4

0.0550
0.0007
0.0016

7.85
2.33
1.18

11,213
36,989
5,810

1,121,300
704,547
137,615

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(%)

, SF
(.)

, GF
(.)

, AF
(.)

(.)

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
B11

0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.5

7.85
15.70
39.20
15.70
-

2.33
4.66
11.65
-

4.7
4.5
2.8
1.2
3.0
1.2
1.2
0
0.4
0.4
0

1.18
2.36
5.90

B2, B3 B4 3.0 . B5 6.5 .

2.2

ASTM C 39
[3]
ASTM C 496 [3]
10
. 20 .
ASTM C 78 [3]
ASTM C 469 [3]

()

3 (Three-point bend test)

15 . x 25 .
140 . 120
. (Under
reinforcement)
2()
25

3
2()

()

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Universal testing
machine 150

(Load cell) 50

(Displacement transducer)

()

349

Electrical-strain gauge
3()

Electrical-strain gauge

3()

()

3 Electrical-strain gauge

Portable data logger TDS-303

3.

(./.2)

3.1
3.1.1

400 ./.2

4
0.60

B9
B10

B11

( 0.5)

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(./.2)

3.1.2

5
0.2 0.5

.)

B11

(./.2)

3.1.3

6 B4

( 0.5)
B5
B5 (6.5

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(./.2)

3.1.4

7
B11

351

8()

3.1.5

8() 0.18-0.26
B8 0.5

()

()

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9

()

10

0.1%

(.)
10
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0.2

353

(.)
11
0.2

13

()

12

0.5

(.)
12
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13

4.
(BUU method)

(BUU
method)
(Mcr)
(My) (Mn)

1)

2)

3) 0.003
4)
(Equiva-

lent stress block)

5)

x, y z

6)
70

7)

NJIT [9]

14

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() () ()

14 NJIT [9]

(1)

ft
0.7 Pt ne, Pt (.),
ne

, Vf
(), df
(.) lf
(.) a=lc

4.1 (Cracking
moment, Mcr)

5
15

() () () ()

15

(2)
(3)

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(4)

Three-point bend test

4.2
(Yielding moment, My)


(s=y fs=fy)
My1

16()
As1

()

()

(5)

My2

As2

A's 16() 16

()

(6)
(7)

() My1

() My2

16 My1 My2

(8)

Three-point bend test

(9)
(10)

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4.3 (Nominal moment, Mn)

Mn1

17() As1

Mn2
As2
A's
17() 17
(11)

,
, n

(12)
(13)

(Back calculation)

:
(14)
:
(15)
:
(16)
(17)
Three-point bend test

()

() ()

() M

n1

() M

17 Mn1 Mn2

n1

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(Pn)

(Py)

(Pcr)

, , ,
B - A x 100%

A (.)
B (.)
A
B1
2,500
3,145
25.80
B2
1,500
3,220
114.66
B3
3,000
2,986
-0.46
B4
4,000
4,140
3.50
B5
3,500
2,221
-36.54
B6
4,000
3,079
-23.02
B7
3,000
2,822
-5.93
B8
3,000
3,069
2.28
B9
4,000
2,984
-25.41
B10
3,500
2,829
-19.18
B11
2,500
2,606
4.24
B1
14,010
14,503
3.52
B2
16,530
17,061
3.21
B3
- na 15,599
B4
17,520
16,559
-5.49
B5
21,000
15,106
-28.07
B6
- na 16,543
B7
18,020
16,806
-6.74
B8
- na 16,908
B9
19,000
17,416
-8.34
B10
- na 17,471
B11
15,910
19,782
24.33
B1
14,800
15,343
3.67
B2
19,200
18,437
-3.97
B3
16,980
16,771
-1.23
B4
20,280
17,914
-11.67
B5
21,600
16,187
-25.06
B6
14,000
17,980
28.43
B7
19,400
18,236
-6.00
B8
17,380
18,597
7.00
B9
19,680
19,151
-2.69
B10
20,700
19,085
-7.80
B11
16,600
21,374
28.76

- na -

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(BUU method)

5.1

[2]
Craig [9]
Chunxiang and patnaikuni [7]

b x h
(. x .)

fy
(./.2)

(./. )

(%)

15 x 25

3 16

2 12

5,577

300-315

0.5

17.78 x 38.1
12 x15

2 16
2 18
3 18
4 18
2 16
2 12
2 16
2 16
2 20

2 6

4,580
4,077

330-420
800-1,000

2 6

5,403

550-1,150

1.75
1.0
0.5, 1.0
0.5, 1.0
0.5, 1.0

2 16

4,580

180-200

0.5, 1.0, 1.5

2 16
2 10
2 10

4,580
4,281
6,218

200-320
390-440
400-450

0.36, 0.72
1.0, 2.0
1.0, 2.0

Ashour et al. [10]

20 x 25

Abdul-Ahad and Aziz [8]

10 x 21

Altun et al. [6]

Lim and Oh [5]
Cucchiara et al. [4]

30 x 30
10 x 18
15 x 25

5.2




19

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Vf

20

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Py, analysis (.)

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Py, test (.)

20 (Py, test) (Py, analysis)

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(BUU
Method)
1)

2) 0.1 0.2

0.5

3)

(BUU method)

(Pcr)
(Py) (Pn)

7.

2548 23/2548 24/2548

8.

1. , 2545,

2. , 2547,

,

.
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