An Experimental Research On The Reinforced Concrete Beams with Polypropylene Fiber

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to research both the performance of the reinforced concrete beams without fiber and the performance of the reinforced concrete beams with fiber. For this purpose, the experimental load - displacement curves of beams were formed and the areas under these curves were compared. According to the results of this comparison, it is concluded that the reinforced concrete beams with polypropylene fiber are more ductile. The dimension of the used beam-samples for test in this study is 20x30 cm, their length is 200 cm and their scale is ½. The reinforced concrete reference-beams are produced as two items and the reinforced concrete beams with P-0.6kg/m³ polypropylene fiber are produced as three items.