Constitutive Relationships of Softening Coefficients for Constitutive Relationships of Prestressed Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete in Tension Softening Coefficients for Prestressed Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Justin Mickey _______________________________ Thomas Kelleher ______________________________ NSF REU Summer Scholars University of Houston August, 2008
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Constitutive Relationships of Softening Coefficients forConstitutive Relationships of Prestressed Steel Fiber
Reinforced Concrete in Tension
Softening Coefficients for Prestressed Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Justin Mickey
_______________________________
Thomas Kelleher
______________________________
NSF REU Summer Scholars
University of Houstony
August, 2008
Overview of Today’s PresentationOverview of Today s Presentation
Why steel fiber?Why steel fiber?Reduce or eliminate need for traditional shear reinforcement (stirrups)( p )Less time and labor cost associated with stirrup placement and fabrication p p
Previous ResearchPrevious Research
Researchers at UH have studied:Researchers at UH have studied:Reinforced ConcreteSteel Fiber Reinforced ConcreteSteel Fiber Reinforced ConcretePrestressed Reinforced Concrete
Currently studying behavior of prestressedCurrently studying behavior of prestressed steel fiber reinforced concrete
ObjectivesObjectives
For Prestressed SFRC:For Prestressed SFRC:Constitutive relationship in tensionSoftening coefficientsSoftening coefficients
For both we want to:For both we want to:Calculate experimentalCompare w/ previous theoreticalCompare w/ previous theoreticalPropose model
Mix DesignMix Design
Type I/II CementType I/II CementCement: Water ratio of 1:0.6Target Compressive Strength of 6 ksiTarget Compressive Strength of 6 ksi