Abstract
The paper presents results of an experimental investigation on the influence of steel fibres on the free shrinkage of cement-based matrices. Shrinkage tests were carried out on cement paste, mortar and two types of concrete mixes for a period of up to 520 days. Melt extract, crimped and hooked steel fibres were used for reinforcement at volume fractions ranging between 1 and 3%. The results indicate that fibres restrain the shrinkage of the various cement matrices to a significant extent, resulting in reductions of up to 40%. Crimped fibres are the most efficient in providing shrinkage restraint. The paper also presents a theoretical expression and an empirical expression which can be used to predict shrinkage strains of steel fibre reinforced cement matrices. The analysis requires a knowledge of the values of coefficient of friction, μ, at the fibre-matrix interface, which are also derived in this paper. The μ values for steel fibres in normal concrete, mortar and cement paste range between 0.07 and 0.12.
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