Coupled Effects of High Temperature and Steel Fiber Content on Energy Absorption Properties of Concrete

Abstract

The associated effects of temperature and steel fiber content on the energy absorption properties of concrete were examined using quasi-static uniaxial compression tests of concrete materials with varied steel fiber contents (0%, 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%) at various temperatures (20 °C, 200 °C, 400 °C, and 520 °C). The experimental findings demonstrate that steel fibers can greatly boost concrete’s ability to absorb energy and that the toughness index rises with steel fiber concentration. The energy absorption capacity of concrete under high-temperature conditions also significantly decreases as temperature rises, and the energy absorption ability of steel fiber concrete under the same temperature is superior to that of plain concrete. The coupled influence factor K of temperature–steel fiber percentage characterizing the energy-absorbing ability of concrete was determined, and the coupled influence law of temperature and steel fiber content on the energy-absorbing capacity of concrete materials was summarized and analyzed on the basis of the experimental data of high-temperature compression. Equivalent equations for steel fiber reinforcing and temperature weakening effects when they are comparable (K = 1) are developed and equivalent parameters for concrete materials are given.