Abstract
Fracture characteristics were used to effectively evaluate the performance of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites. The fracture parameters provided the basis for crack stability analysis, service performance, safety evaluation, and protection. Much research has been carried out in the proposed study field over the previous two decades. Therefore, it was required to analyze the research trend from the available bibliometric data. In this study, the scientometric analysis and science mapping techniques were performed along with a comprehensive discussion to identify the relevant publication field, highly used keywords, most active authors, most cited articles, and regions with largest impact on the field of fracture properties of cement-based materials (CBMs). Furthermore, the characteristic of various fibers such as steel, polymeric, inorganic, and carbon fibers are discussed, and the factors affecting the fracture properties of fiber-reinforced CBMs (FRCBMs) are reviewed. In addition, future gaps are identified. The graphical representation based on the scientometric review could be helpful for research scholars from different countries in developing research cooperation, creating joint ventures, and exchanging innovative technologies and ideas.
Highlights
In civil engineering applications, cement-based materials (CBMs) are substantially used due to their low cost, simple production, and extensive sources [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
This review provides information that will contribute to the understanding, evaluation, and controlling of fiber-reinforced cement-based materials (FRCBMs) fracture properties, as well as providing advantages to the field of CBM structures
When polyolefin fibers were added to self-compacting concrete (SCC), the composite was found to achieve similar fracture properties to those of steel fibers, while the fiber content was lesser in terms of weight than that of steel fibers [214]
Summary
Cement-based materials (CBMs) are substantially used due to their low cost, simple production, and extensive sources [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]. Fibers are incorporated into CBMs as reinforcement to improve their mechanical properties [13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]. Natural and artificial fibers are used in fiber-reinforced cement-based materials (FRCBMs), to enhance their fracture properties [27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34]. Steel fibers have been widely, practically use in members (both structural and non-structural) to improve their properties, including resistance to crack propagation, toughness, and impact resistance [35,36].
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