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Slurry Infiltrated Fiber Concrete (SIFCON): Properties and Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

David R. Lankard
David R. Lankard*
Affiliation:
Lankard Materials Laboratory, Inc., 400 Frank Road, Columbus, Ohio 43207
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Abstract

Steel fiber reinforced concretes (SFRC) are typically prepared by adding the fiber along with the other concrete ingredients in the mixing operation. At fiber contents in excess of 2 volume percent, the SFRC becomes difficult or impossible to mix and place. Inasmuch as improvements in concrete properties attributed to the fibers increase as a function of increasing fiber content, this situation places a limit on the ultimate property development in SFRC prepared using the premix approach. Recently, a procedure has been developed wherein steel fiber contents up to 20 volume percent have been provided. Slurry Infiltrated Fiber Concrete (SIFCCN) composites possess outstanding strength, ductility, and crack/spall resistant properties. Equally:important, the ability to construct with SIFCON has been demonstrated.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 42: Symposium L – Very High Strength Cement-Based Materials , 1984 , 277
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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