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Behavior of Square and Low-Strength Concrete Columns Reinforced with Hybrid Steel Bars and Micro-Fibers

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Steel fibers increase the strain capacity of normal and high-strength concrete columns. Availability of normal or high-strength concrete and conventional reinforcement is limited for low-rise concrete houses in rural areas. It is in the interest of society, of the thousands of people that live in those houses, that house performance be evaluated. This paper assesses the behavior of 18 short, square-section columns made of low-strength concrete reinforced with hybrid steel bars and micro-fibers under axial compressive loads. The investigated variables were the steel ratio (2.8% and 5.6%) and layout of transverse reinforcement and the fiber dosage (10 kg/m3 and 20 kg/m3). Response of the specimens was assessed in terms of crack patterns and failure modes, compressive stress–strain curves and the contribution of concrete, conventional steel reinforcement and steel fibers to the performance of the columns. Experimental stress–strain curves of the columns were compared with those computed using existing analytical models. The comparison of the measured and calculated stress–strain curves showed that it is required to calibrate a model for the columns with the key characteristics included in the experimental campaign. The study developed a behavioral model that is consistent with the trends of the results measured. The effectiveness of the proposed model was evaluated through statistical analysis.

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The authors thank the Vicerrectoría de Investigaciones at the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada (UMNG, Colombia) for financial support of the IMP-ING-2933 Project. The donation of concrete and steel fibers from Cemex-Colombia (German Hermida) and Bekaert-Colombia (Liliana Cardona), respectively, is greatly appreciated. The authors also thank engineers Nicolás Moreno and Carlos Díaz for their support during data and figures processing. The authors also acknowledge to USI Library of Institute of Engineering at UNAM for providing some of the references. The information contained in this article represents exclusively the opinion of the authors and does not necessarily represent the opinions of the sponsor.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, UMNG, Bogotá, Colombia

    Julian Carrillo

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá, Colombia

    Edison Osorio

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia

    Carlos Graciano

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Carrillo, J., Osorio, E. & Graciano, C. Behavior of Square and Low-Strength Concrete Columns Reinforced with Hybrid Steel Bars and Micro-Fibers. Arab J Sci Eng 45, 8443–8456 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-04748-4

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