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INFLUENCE OF TYPE AND CONTENT OF FIBERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE

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Self-compactiag concrete (SCC) is used to facilitate constmctability and ensure proper
filling and good structural yerforrmce of highly cot~gested and coniplex design structural
sectiot~s. It is also used to itriprove productivity of concrete placet:~ent and provide better
workiug erlviro~llnent by elinhating the vibration noise. Tlle use of fibers in SCC provides a
way of iacreasit~g productivity as it cott~bines the positive effects of elimillatilig vibration work.
Tlle purpose of this study is to investigate the self-cornpactability of fiesli concretes
with differeht types of fibers (steel, glass and polypropylene fiber n~esli) and different
volumetric ratio of fibers (0.0, 0.5 ad l %). hl this pay er, the self-comp actability of fresh
co~lcretes with tliese types and Were~~t a~i~ou~~ts of fibers were investigated by lneatis of the
sluuip flow test, tlie V-type fimnel test and L-box method. No compaction was used for the
SCC mixes, while the refcrelm mix was conymted using tlle vibratirig table. Also, in this
study, tile mechanical y rop ertics of hardened self-con~pactiug concrete (SCC) were investigated
iu tems of standard compressive and splitting tensile strength
Results from these tests show that there may be a slight reduction in workability due to
the addition of fibers. However despite the s~ilall reduction iu workability it is geuerally not
more dificdt to produce a good SCC with fibers than without. Tlie results indicate that it is
possible to achieve a good SCC also with a rather large amoumt of fibers.

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10.21608/erjm.2001.71145

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M.M.

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Balaha

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Lecturer Eng. Materials Dept., Faculty of Eng., Zagazig University, Zagazig, E'gyyt.

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24

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4

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10779

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2001-10-01

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2020-02-15

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2001-10-01

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233

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244

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1110-1180

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3009-6944

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ERJ. Engineering Research Journal

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INFLUENCE OF TYPE AND CONTENT OF FIBERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE

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22 Jan 2023