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Flexural Behaviour Of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Tunnel Linings, Martin Blazejowski
Flexural Behaviour Of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Tunnel Linings, Martin Blazejowski
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The promotion of steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) as a construction material for tunnel linings has prompted a number of researchers to focus on methods of evaluating their flexural strength and stiffness. This thesis presents the results of an experimental and numerical investigation of the flexural behaviour of full-scale steel fibre reinforced concrete tunnel lining segments. A series of a three-point flexure tests were performed to evaluate the maximum load carrying capacity, the load-deformation behaviour and crack propagation characteristics of these segments. The material properties of the steel fibre reinforced concrete were also studied, using both destructive and non-destructive methods. …