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The use of fibers for concrete reinforcing is a very common practice, used all over the world. Steel fibers are the most common and studied, although synthetic macrofibers are in very common use in the Brazilian market. However, the evaluation of the mechanical behavior of concrete reinforced with this type of fiber must be evaluated. A broad range of tests is available for this purpose. Tests performed under closed-loop displacement control provide more reliable results. The main advantage of that system is in the evaluation of the composite at low levels of crack opening with higher accuracy. In this study, the performance of these composites was examined according to the standard test methods ASTM C1609 (2010), ASTM C1399 (2010), EN 14651 (2007) and JSCE-SF4 (1984). These four methods prescribe flexural tests in prismatic specimens for the determination of post-crack residual strength and toughness. The American and the Japanese test methods prescribe four-point bending tests, while the European test method prescribes three-point bending tests and specimens with a notch in the bottom face. Two fibers were analyzed: a polypropylene macrofiber, used in the dosages of 0.22, 0.33, 0.50, 0.66, 0.82 and 1.0 in volume percentage, in three concrete matrices with average compressive strengths of 30, 35 and 40MPa, and a steel fiber, in the dosages of 0.19, 0.32 and 0.45 in volume percentage, in one concrete matrix of average compressive strength of 35MPa. It was observed that the use of the net displacement of the specimen as the parameter to control the load application provided good conditions for the evaluation of the mechanical behavior of the composite, due to the reduction of post-peak instability. Therefore, the determination of the residual strength of the composite in the initial levels of displacement and cracking of the matrix was better achieved. From the comparative analysis of the results, equations were developed to establish a correlation among the test methods. Based on the model used in the statistical analysis, the main independent variables that influence the results of residual strength are the compressive strength of the concrete matrix, the type and the content of the fiber. The equations were obtained separately according to the fiber type, because the behavior of slip-hardening or slip-softening influence the correlations.

Análise comparativa de métodos de ensaio para caracterização do comportamento mecânico de concreto reforçado com fibras.