Abstract
Conventional concrete material shows relatively low ductility and energy dissipation capacity under high strain rate tensile loads. The use of steel fibers into concrete can significantly improve the tensile behavior of concrete subjected to high strain rate loads by fibers bridging the concrete crack surfaces, resulting in a high impact resistance and energy dissipation capacity. Experimental research evidenced that the parameters of volume fraction, aspect ratio and tensile strength of steel fibers affect the characteristics of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) composite materials under high strain rate tensile loads. However, the existing design codes, i.e. CEB-fib model code 1990 and fib model code 2010, recommend design formulations for the prediction of the behavior of normal concrete under different strain rate loads, which are only function of strain rate of the loads. Accordingly, development of the design models to predict the behavior of SFRC materials when subjected to high strain rate loads is still lacking in the literature. Hence, the current paper aims to improve the design models recommended in the existing design codes (e.g. fib model code 2010). An artificial neural network approach is adopted to predict more accurately the tensile behavior of SFRC materials. Besides the strain rate load effect, this approach considers the effects of the volume fraction, aspect ratio and tensile strength of steel fibers. Finally, the predictive performance of the proposed model was evaluated by simulating relevant experimental tests.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Cascardi A, Micelli F, Aiello MA (2017) An Artificial Neural Networks model for the prediction of the compressive strength of FRP-confined concrete circular columns. Eng Struct 140:199–208
Comité Euro-International du Béton (1993) CEB-FIP model code 1990. Redwood Books, Trowbridge
Fédération Internationale du Béton fib/International Federation for Structural Concrete (du Béton, Fédération Internationale) (2010) CEB-FIP model code 2010: Final draft. Lausanne, Switzerland
Nili M, Afroughsabet V (2010) Combined effect of silica fume and steel fibers on the impact resistance and mechanical properties of concrete. Int J Impact Eng 37(8):879–886
Pham TM, Hadi MN (2014) Predicting stress and strain of FRP-confined square/rectangular columns using artificial neural networks. J Compos Constr 18(6):04014019
Pham TM, Hao H (2016) Prediction of the impact force on reinforced concrete beams from a drop weight. Adv Struct Eng 11:1710–1722
Soufeiani L, Raman SN, Jumaat MZ, Alengaram UJ, Ghadyani G, Mendis P (2016) Influences of the volume fraction and shape of steel fibers on fiber-reinforced concrete subjected to dynamic loading–a review. Eng Struct 124:405–417
Yousif DS (2013) New model of CFRP-confined circular concrete columns: ANN approach. Int J Civ Eng Technol 4(3):98–110
Ramezansefat H et al (2020) Modeling the behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete under high strain rate loads. In: RILEM-fib X international symposium on fibre reinforced concrete, Valencia, Spain
Acknowledgements
The study reported in this paper is part of the project “PufProtec - Prefabricated Urban Furniture Made by Advanced Materials for Protecting Public Built” with the reference of (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028256) supported by FEDER and FCT funds. The second author also acknowledges the support provided by FEDER and FCT funds within the scope of the project StreColesf (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029485).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this paper
Cite this paper
Ramezansefat, H., Rezazadeh, M., Barros, J., Valente, I., Bakhshi, M. (2022). Modelling the High Strain Rate Tensile Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Using Artificial Neural Network Approach. In: Ilki, A., Ispir, M., Inci, P. (eds) 10th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering. CICE 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 198. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88166-5_96
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88166-5_96
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-88165-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-88166-5
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)