Possibility of using fiber reinforced concrete in structures for renewable energy harvesting

Abstract

Adding fibre reinforcement to concrete has a beneficial effect on the structural integrity and durability, enables construction cost&time savings. Because of these advantages, fibre reinforced concrete is gaining an increasing interest in development and use both in novel structures, as well as for repair, rehabilitation and strengthening of the existing structures. In order to determine the properties of the fibre reinforced concrete, that are necessary for design according to current guidelines, standardized tests are performed - most often flexural (or bending) test, conducted on the prismatic samples. The paper presents the results and analysis of flexural strength tests of samples made of steel fibres reinforced concrete. This concrete has potential for use in elements of the structures which are under tensile stresses in exploitation.