Abstract

In this study, fiber-reinforced self-consolidating concrete (FR-SCC) was considered as a diphasic suspension of fiber and coarse aggregate (F-A ≥ 5 mm) skeleton in mortar suspension with solid particles finer than 5 mm. The coupled effect of the volumetric content of fibers, coarse aggregate particle-size distribution, and rheological properties of the mortar on the passing ability and dynamic stability of various FR-SCC mixtures was investigated. Nine high-strength and 10 conventional-strength FR-SCC mixtures for repair application were proportioned with water-to-binder ratios (W/B) of 0.35 and 0.42, respectively, and macro steel fibers of 0.1%–0.5% volumetric contents. The dosages of high-range water-reducer (HRWR) admixture were optimized to achieve a targeted slump flow of 680 ± 20 mm. The yield stress and plastic viscosity of the mortar mixtures varied between 4.6-17.7 Pa and 2.8–8.2 Pa s, respectively. Flow performance of the investigated mixtures were evaluated in terms of flowability (slump-flow test), passing ability (J-Ring and L-Box set-ups), and dynamic stability (T-Box test). According to the established correlations, the main influencing parameters on homogeneous performance of FR-SCC include W/B, paste volume, volumetric content-to-packing density of F-A (φ/φmax), HRWR dosage, fiber content, mortar rheology, and volume of excess mortar. The robustness analyses results revealed that homogeneous flow performance of FR-SCC is more sensitive due to variations of the φ/φmax and paste volume rather than mortar rheology, W/B, and HRWR dosage. The characteristics of the mixture constituents for FR-SCC mixtures with different strength levels were finally recommended to ensure acceptable homogeneous performance under restricted flow conditions of repair application.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Comments

Université de Sherbrooke, Grant None

Keywords and Phrases

Dynamic Stability; Fiber-Reinforced Self-Consolidating Concrete; Granular Blocking; Packing Density; Passing Ability; Rheology

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0958-9465

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 2023

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