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2010.01 Future Use High Fiber Volume Concrete-Tepfers
2010.01 Future Use High Fiber Volume Concrete-Tepfers
By Ralejs Tepfers
Potential benefits
Considerable savings in work, time, and costs are
possible with an integrated design and production
method of fiber-reinforced concrete structures, including:
■■ No calculation of moments, shear, and bond forces will
be necessary for bar reinforcement. FEM analysis will
automatically address all forces with adequate fiber
amounts and produce stress pictures for the structure,
forming the base for fiber addition;
■■ No time-consuming reinforcement detailing will be
necessary; and
■■ No reinforcing bars will be necessary in the final stage
of system development.
However, because the existing codes will not be
applicable in the present format, it may be necessary to
create a new type of code.
References
1. Ošlejs, J., “New Frontiers for Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete,”
Concrete International, V. 30, No. 5, May 2008, pp. 45-50.
2. Destrée, X., “Structural Application of Steel Fibre as only
Reinforcing in Free Suspended Elevated Slabs: Conditions—Design—
Examples,” Fibre-Reinforced Concrete BEFIB’2004, Varenna, Italy,
RILEM PRO 039, M. di Prisco et al. eds., 2004, pp. 1073-1082.
3. Tepfers, R., “Investigation of Different Types of Fibers to
Strengthen Cement Paste, Mortar and Concrete,” Report - Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering,
Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg 2008, p. 52.
4. Johansen, K.W., Brudlinjeteorier (Yield line theories), Copenhagen,
Gjellerup, 1943. CIRCLE READER CARD #23