What is it about?
The effect of steel fiber geometry on composite tensile performance is illustrated in this paper. In particular, the effect of aspect ratio on tensile strain capacity has been experimentally measured.
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Why is it important?
It shows a very important effect of steel fiber geometry on composite tensile behavior and strain capacity. While polymeric fibers like PE, PVA, and PP have been used more often in cement composites with tensile strain hardening behavior, steel fibers have not been so effective for the same. This work contributed towards a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms for the same.
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This was part of my research while pursuing PhD at the University of Michigan in the nineties. The objective was to understand the pseudo-strain hardening phenomenon in cement composites using metallic fibers.
Dr Dhanada Kanta Mishra
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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This page is a summary of: Tensile Behavior of Cement-Based Composites with Random Discontinuous Steel Fibers, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, January 1996, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb07882.x.
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