A study on mechanical behavior of Kevlar fiber reinforced concrete under static and high-strain rate loading

Abstract

Reinforced concrete structures sometimes are deteriorated and damaged by seismic and blast wave loadings, and the resistance of fiber-reinforced concrete was tested at a loading of high-strain rate. Therefore, concrete structures were needed to improve the dynamic load resistance and energy absorption capabilities. In infrastructures, fiber is incorporated into concrete and is used to strengthen structures to increase its durability and resistance to high-strain rate loadings. In this study, the quasi-static and dynamic mechanical behaviors of Kevlar fiber-reinforced concrete were studied by the compressive strength test and Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar test, respectively. The 0.5% weight ratio Kevlar fiber content of KFRC specimens attained the highest strength in the quasi-static and dynamic test compared with benchmark and other 1.0%, 1.5% weight ratios. The KFRC specimens with the length of 12 mm and 24 mm exhibit similar effects in the quasi-static compressive strengths, but the KFRC specimens with the length of 24 mm fiber attained higher strain energies under dynamic loading.