Volume 2 , Issue 2 , November 1999 , Pages 64-73
S. A. Saeed1 1 ; S. R. Sarhat2 1
1 Technical Institute Duhok, 2 University of Duhok
The paper presents an experimental investigation of the direct shear transfer behavior of fiber reinforced high-strength concrete.
The experimental study was performed on steel fiber reinforced push-off specimens with or without conventional stirrups.
For the specimens with plain steel fibers, significant increases in the shear strength of high-strength concrete were observed. In the tests involving the combination of steel fibers and conventional stirrups, major improvement in crack control and enhancement in shear strength were observed.