Properties and Design Characteristics of the Fiber Concrete

Abstract

Under the contemporary conditions of permanent construction complication, the volume of reinforce-concrete structures that are in the process of exploitation of building function in the conditions of difficult loading is growing: they are exposed to the slanting bend, twisting and dynamic influences. These structures include foundations and ceilings of productive buildings installed with the use of vibrating equipment (flatting mills, press, metal-working machine-tools), beams for a faucet, highway coverage, bridge elements, air strips of the air fields, body elements of hydro energetic objects. The complex loaded structures shall meet the stringent requirements not only in terms of bending and compression resistance but also in terms of structural integrity maintenance (crack resistance). In case of the technological process change or formation of defects and damages, repair of these elements is not possible - they can be only replaced, and this will demand to stop the production, sort out a high-cube of reinforced-concrete structures and, consequently, lead to material expenses comparable with a new building construction. An increase of the exploitation term of the complex loaded reinforce-concrete structures is a topical and economically demanded research. © 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.