STEEL FIBER

REINFORCED
CONCRETE
SUBMIITED TO:
MAA'M NEELUM MEMON
SUBMITTED BY:
ABBAS SHINO-30
IQRA NAVEED-31
RAFIA TARIQ-32
VISHAL AHUJA-34
ASAD ISLAM-36
 FIBER
• A small piece of reinforcing material which increses structural integrity.
• Why we use fiber?because concrete is weak in tension and brittle.
• According to the origin of fibers ,they are classified in three categories.
 REINFORCED CONCRETE

• Combination of traditional cement concrete with reinforcements(steel

bars).
 FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE

• Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) is concrete containing short

discrete fibers that are uniformly distributed and randomly oriented.
• Composition: hydraulic cement, water, fine or fine and coarse
aggregate,discrete fibers
 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

• The concept of using fibers as reinforcement is not new.

• Historically, horsehair was used in mortar and straw in mudbricks.
 STEEL FIBER REINFORCED
CONCRETE
• Steel fiber-reinforced concrete is shotcrete (spray concrete) with steel
( alloy of iron and carbon and other elements)fibres.
 Mixing
• Typically the fibers are added at the batch plant. just after all concrete
aggregates are being mixed. Generally the fibers are added last to the fresh
concrete.
• Make sure to add steel fibers into concrete mix as last ingredient, mix at highest
speed at least one minute per cubic meter of concrete in order to prevent
clumps formation into the concrete mixture.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEEL FIBERS
• Length=25-80 mm,diameter=0.5mm
• Length=30-60mm,diameter=0.8-1.0mm

• Length=25-35mm,diameter=0.3-0.7mm
 ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION
• PRECAST PRODUCTS: Such as manhole covers, concrete pipes, and machine
bases and frames.

• HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES: a structure submerged or partially submerged in

any body of water.hey can be used to divert, disrupt or completely stop the flow.
• HIGHWAY AND AIR-FIELD PAVEMENTS: can be used in the construction of new
pavements or for the repair of existing. It leads to a higher flexural strength.

• FIBER SHORTCRETE: Fibre shotcrete are used in tunnels,mines and bridge

repair.A thin coating of plain shotcrete applied monolithically on top of the fiber
shotcrete.The fiber shotcrete can be used in the protection of steel structures.
 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
an addition of up to 1.5% of SFs by volume increases the compressive strength
from 0 to 15%

• SHEAR STRENGTH
addition of SFs substantially increases the shear strength of concrete
The ultimate shear strength of SFRC containing 1 % by volume oF
SFs increases up to 170% compared to RC.
• TENSILE STRENGTH
Addition of 1.5% by volume of SFs can improve the direct tensile strength of
concrete up to 40%

• IMPACT RESISTANCE
Greater resistance to damage in case of heavy impact

• FLEXURAL STRENGTH
the flexural strength of SFRC is increased up to 3 times as compared to normal
concrete.
 ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES
OF STEEL FIBER

• ADVANTAGES
• Reinforcing concrete with Steel fibres results in durable concrete with a high
flexural and fatigue flexural strength, improved abrasion, spalling and
impact resistance.
• . Steel fibres can deliver significant cost savings, together with reduced
material volume
• more rapid construction and reduced labour costs.
• The random distribution of Steel fibres in concrete ensures that crack free
stress accommodation occurs throughout the concrete
• More economical design alternative.
• DISADVANTAGES
• Steel fibres will not float on the surface of a properly finished slab, however, rain
damaged slabs allow both aggregate and fibres to be exposed and will present
as aesthetically poor whilst maintaining structural soundness.
• Fibres are capable of substituting reinforcement in all structural
elements (including primary reinforcement), however, within each element
there will be a point where the fibre alternative’s cost saving and
design economies are diminished.
• Strict control of concrete wastage must be monitored in order to keep it at a
minimum. Wasted concrete means wasted fibres.