h i g h l i g h t s Creep behavior of cracked fiber reinforced concrete is analyzed in service conditions. Different stress levels and pre-cracking damages are considered. Creep does not generate negative effects on the residual post-creep behavior. Crack Opening Rate depends on both pre-cracking damage and applied stress level. An expression to predict Crack Opening Rate values is proposed.
The influence of fibre reinforcement on the long-term behaviour of cracked concrete is analysed in this work by means of a creep test. Nine concrete mixes were prepared (7 SFRCs and 2 conventional RCs) based on two basic mix designs. Concretes type I were conceived for structural precast applications and concretes type II reproduce a general purpose. Fibre dosages and conventional reinforcements were varied to represent a wide spectrum of post-peak flexural responses. In all cases with fibre reinforcement steel fibres were used. Conventional RC specimens were reinforced with two steel rebars. In addition to the variables of mix design of concrete, there are two significant variables related to the creep test: the pre-crack opening level (CMODpn) and the stress level (Ic) sustained during the test. Creep tests were performed by applying a constant flexural load on notched pre-cracked specimens and controlling crack opening evolution. Some of the specimens developed a sudden increase of crack opening deformations during the creep test. Creep coefficients and Crack Opening Rates were calculated and analysed. Creep coefficients show significant dependence on the analysed variables. The results of this experimental campaign show that creep of SFRC specimens may be similar to a traditional RC.
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