The Influence of the Height of Fiber Reinforcement Zone on the Crack Resistance of Rubcon Beams with Mixed Reinforcement

Abstract

In order to research on the influence of the height of the fiber reinforcement zone on the normal sections crack resistance, we produced and tested rubcon beams of rectangular cross section with mixed reinforcement; our studies showed that the height of the fiber reinforcement zone has a similar effect on the normal sections crack resistance with the percentage of longitudinal reinforcement. It is important to note that the arrangement of fiber reinforcement at 3/4 of the section height greatly complicates the process of manufacturing the beam while not increasing the strength of the tensile zone compared to the beams with the location of the fiber over the entire height of the section.