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An experimental study on the post-cracking behaviour of Hybrid Industrial/Recycled Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 94; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.07.007

1879-0526

Enzo Martinelli, António Caggiano, Hernán Xargay,

Concrete and Cement Materials Research

This paper investigates the mechanical behaviour of FRC made with both Industrial and Recycled Steel Fibres recovered from waste tyres. Specimens of various mixtures, characterised by the same volume fraction of fibres, but different proportions of industrial and recycled reinforcement were tested both in compression and bending. The results highlighted a fairly negligible influence of fibres in terms of compressive strength, whereas a significant decay in the post-cracking behaviour was observed in specimens with higher fractions of recycled fibres. However, a significant enhancement in the bending response was observed with respect to the case of plain concrete, even for specimens reinforced by recycled fibres only.