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Preliminary study on bullet resistance of double-layer concrete panel made of rubberized and steel fiber reinforced concrete

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In this study, the impact resistance of double-layer concrete panels made of rubberized and steel fiber reinforced concrete subjected to direct fire weapon (11 mm or 0.45 magnum bullet size) is investigated. Concrete panels with dimensions of 400 × 400 × 50 mm are subjected to impact forces from 11 mm-diameter bullets at a distance of 10 m. Three types of concrete panels are tested: single-layer steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC), single-layer crumb rubber concrete (CRC), and double-layer CRC/SFRC. For a double-layer CRC/SFRC, the CRC layer of 12.5 mm is added to the front surface by partially replacing part of the SFRC panel. The CRC layer is expected to act as a cushion layer to absorb impact energy from the bullet and to reduce damage to the concrete panel.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Thailand Research Fund (TRF), Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Research Grant and Faculty of Engineering of KMUTNB for financially supporting the experiment. Thank also to SR. Fiber Co., Ltd. for providing steel fibers.

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  1. King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, 1518 Pracharat I Road, Bangsue, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

    Piti Sukontasukkul, Sitisak Jamnam & Manote Sappakittipakorn

  2. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Nemkumar Banthia

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Sukontasukkul, P., Jamnam, S., Sappakittipakorn, M. et al. Preliminary study on bullet resistance of double-layer concrete panel made of rubberized and steel fiber reinforced concrete. Mater Struct 47, 117–125 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-013-0049-x

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