Title:
Time-Dependent Deflections of a Steel Fiber Concrete Slab
Author(s):
Jerry Hedebratt and Johan Silfwerbrand
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
37
Issue:
7
Appears on pages(s):
46-52
Keywords:
reinforcing, crack, load, capacity
DOI:
10.14359/51687950
Date:
7/1/2015
Abstract:
Steel fiber concrete is commonly used in construction of pile supported floors but there is an increasing demand for design standards regarding its application for elevated slabs. A study of an elevated concrete slab subjected to short-term and long-term point load testing is summarized. The slab was designed and constructed as a half scale model of a pile supported industrial floor slab. One-half of the test slab was reinforced with steel fibers only. The other half was reinforced with a combination of steel fibers and reinforcing bars.
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