Abstract
This study aims to investigate the shear behavior of self-compacting lightweight concrete (SCLC) beams strengthened with steel fibers and unbonded prestressing bars. For this, the experimental program included the use of hooked-end steel fibers with volume fractions of 0.5 %−0.75 %, and high-strength prestressing bars with varying prestressing forces and transverse reinforcement ratios. The addition of steel fibers in SCLC significantly increased the normalized shear capacity of beams, reaching up to 2.50 times higher values, whereas the substitution of normal coarse aggregates with lightweight aggregate resulted in a decrease of up to 10.1 %. The shear strengthening of SCLC beams with unbonded prestressing bars provided a substantial increase in the ultimate shear capacity up to 2.06 times higher than that of beam without reinforcement. Increasing the prestressing force of bars effectively restrained the occurrence of critical shear cracking, consequently enhancing the shear capacity. Utilizing hybrid reinforcement with fibers and prestressing bars resulted in a transition of failure mode from shear to flexural, attributed to the improved shear capacity. For the SCLC beams reinforced with steel fibers, the shear strengths were predicted by previous prediction models. When modifier for lightweight concrete was considered, the Imam’s model most precisely predicted the shear strengths with an average vu/vn ratio of 1.00 and SD of 0.07. The fib model Code, based on the modified compression field theory, provided accurate predictions for the shear capacities of SCLC beams with unbonded prestressing bars, exhibiting an average Vu/Vn ratio of 1.00 and SD of 0.09. The fiber-resisting component was reasonably considered in the model with an average Vu/Vn ratio of 1.02 and SD of 0.07.
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