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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.
- Dynamic Stability,
- Fiber-Reinforced Self-Consolidating Concrete,
- Granular Blocking,
- Packing Density,
- Passing Ability,
- Rheology
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kamal-khayat/167/
Université de Sherbrooke, Grant None