Abstract
This study compares the fiber/matrix bonding strength and flexural properties of bundle-type polyamide fibers to those of hooked-end steel fibers. Their fracture behavior upon impact with a high-velocity projectile is also assessed in terms of penetration depth, crater diameter and rear-side scabbing. The results obtained demonstrate that the bundle-type polyamide fibers undergo fracture without fiber pullout because of the increased interfiber gap and specific surface area for bonding, but exhibit poorer flexural fracture behavior with a lower flexural strength and fracture energy when compared to hooked-end steel fibers. Yet despite this, concrete reinforced with bundle-type fibers is shown to more effectively suppress scabbing during high-velocity impact, which is attributed to a more efficacious dispersion of shock stress due to the increased number of individual fibers.
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