Title: Steel Fibers in Partially Prestressed Composite Concrete Beams

Author(s): David C. O'Leary, Nalin J. Dave, and John Saunders

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 44

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 477-496

Keywords: beams (supports); composite beams; composite construction (concrete to concrete); cracking (fracturing); deflection; fiber reinforced concretes; flexural strength; loads (forces); metal fibers; partial prestressing; precast concrete; prestressed concrete

DOI: 10.14359/17911

Date: 1/1/1974

Abstract:
As part of a large programme investigating the flexural behavior of full size partially prestressed composite T-beams, three dimensionally randomly distributed steel fibres have been introduced into a limited number of the precast webs. . .The tests show that steel fibre reinforcement can result in some improvement in the flexural behaviour of partially prestressed composite T-beams.