544.2R-89
Measurement of Properties of Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Reapproved 1999)
1989, 11 pp.
$31.50

This report outlines existing procedures for specimen preparation in general and discusses testing, workability, flexural strength, toughness, and energy absorption. Newly developed test methods are presented for the first time for impact strength and flexural toughness. The applicability of the following tests to fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) are reviewed: air content, yield, unit weight, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, freeze-thaw resistance, shrinkage, creep, modulus of elasticity, cavitation, erosion, and abrasion resistance.-

Contents:
*Introduction

*Workability

*Air content, yield, and unit weight

*Specimen preparation

*Compressive strength

*Flexural strength

*Toughness

*Flexural fatigue endurance

*Splitting tensile strength

*Impact resistance

*Freeze-thaw resistance

*Length change (shrinkage)

*Resistance to plastic shrinkage cracking

*Creep

*Modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio

*Cavitation, erosion, and abrasion resistance

*Reporting of test data

*Recommended references