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Digital Image Correlation to Characterize the Tensile Behavior of the Polypropylene and Forta-Ferro Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

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This study aims to compare the effects of adding macro- and micro-fiber on the tensile strength of concrete, as well as investigate the efficiency of the digital image correlation (DIC) method in detecting crack propagation and measuring cracks’ width. For this purpose, 150 mm3 cubic specimens were fabricated in seven different mix designs, including one control specimen, specimens containing 0.2%, 0.3%, and 0.4% polypropylene (PP) fibers, and 0.1% and 0.2% Forta-Ferro (FF) fibers. This study employed the Brazilian test as an indirect tensile test. Furthermore, the DIC method was utilized to observe the initiation and propagation of tensile cracks and measure their width. The experimental results showed that the tensile splitting strength increases by up to 13% and 20%, respectively, when even a low percentage of PP/FF as micro/macro-fibers is added. However, the usage of FF fibers leads to a more significant improvement in mechanical properties. Moreover, the effect of adding fibers on the deflection at the peak load was compared, and it was demonstrated that the deflection of the specimens at the peak load increased by approximately 10% and 20% for PP and FF specimens, respectively. In addition, the DIC method revealed a decline in tensile crack width when adding PP and FF fibers, while the FF fibers were more effective than the PP ones in preventing tensile crack propagation.

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Abbreviations

FF:

Forta-Ferro

PP:

Polypropylene

DIC:

Digital image correlation

f ct :

Tensile splitting strength

W/C :

Water-to-cement ratio

SP:

Super-plasticizer

PC:

Plain concrete (control specimen)

ROI:

Region of interest

exx:

Transverse strain

Uxx:

Horizontal displacement

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Kalali, S.H., Eskandari-Naddaf, H. & Kooshkaki, A. Digital Image Correlation to Characterize the Tensile Behavior of the Polypropylene and Forta-Ferro Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. Arab J Sci Eng 48, 14017–14027 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08051-w

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