Abstract
Flexural behaviour of reinforced fibrous concrete beams was investigated in this research study. Two types of metallic fibers were studied: amorphous metallic fibers (FibraFlex fibers), and carbon steel hooked-end fibers (Dramix fibers). Four types of reinforced concretes were made: one control (without fibers) and three fibrous. Among three reinforced fibrous concretes, two contained fibers in mono form and one contained fibers in hybrid form. The total quantity of fibers in mono and hybrid forms was 20 kg/m3 and 40 kg/m3 , respectively. Three point bending tests were performed according to European standards “NF EN 14651” on beams of 150 x 150 mm cross section and length of 550 mm. The results showed that due to positive synergetic interaction between the two metallic fibers used, reinforced fibrous concrete (RFC) beams containing fibers in hybrid form exhibited better response at all loading stages. Analytical model to predict ultimate moment capacity of the RFC beam of rectangular section was developed and is presented in this paper. Analytical results for ultimate moment were found to be in good agreement with experimental results.

Rashid Hameed, Alain Sellier, Anaclet Turatsinze, Frédéric Duprat. (2013) Flexural Behaviour of Reinforced Fibrous Concrete Beams: Experiments and Analytical Modelling, Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 1.
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