Abstract
Abstract
Metal matrix composites are the most widely used materials in automotive, aerospace, defense industries etc. The engineering properties of metal matrix composites [MMC] are well known. By relying on MMC’S, civil engineering field has lot of benefits. MMC’S are not well-versed in civil engineering discipline, due to lack of awareness and cost complexes. This paper deals with the study of strength characteristics of steel - boron fiber composite as reinforced bars in concrete beam. For this, steel-boron reinforcement was modelled by assembling the boron fibres [reinforcement] in steel bars [matrix], using ABAQUS software further this steel boron bars were assembled in concrete beam and analysed under required support and loading conditions. From the results it is observed that the strain in conventional steel beam is mor than in MMC reinforced beam, therefore, tensile strain capacity of beam increased by increasing the boron fibres in steel reinforcement.