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Direct Tension Testing of Plain and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Use in Additive Construction (2021-12)

10.1520/stp163620200086

 Pierson Matthew, Pinkerton Luke
Contribution - Standards Development for Cement and Concrete for Use in Additive Construction, pp. 35-54

Abstract

An understanding of the tensile capacity of plain and fiber-reinforced concrete is needed for design. Typical designs use correlations based on the flexural capacity of a prismatic beam. Because of anisotropy, however, determining tensile capacity from correlations is more uncertain in additive manufacturing. Therefore, a simple and reliable method for measuring the direct tension of concrete is needed. This paper describes and evaluates a direct tension test of fiber-reinforced concrete that is being developed in ASTM Subcommittee C09.42 on Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. Alternate specimen geometries are discussed, and select results from 100 tests are evaluated statistically. Modifications to the method for use in additive manufacturing are proposed and qualitatively described.

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BibTeX
@inproceedings{pier_pink.2021.DTToPaFRCfUiAC,
  author            = "Matthew C. Pierson and Luke R. Pinkerton",
  title             = "Direct Tension Testing of Plain and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Use in Additive Construction",
  doi               = "10.1520/stp163620200086",
  year              = "2021",
  pages             = "35--54",
  booktitle         = "Standards Development for Cement and Concrete for Use in Additive Construction: Selected Technical Papers",
  editor            = "Scott Z. Jones and Eric L. Kreiger",
}
Formatted Citation

M. C. Pierson and L. R. Pinkerton, “Direct Tension Testing of Plain and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Use in Additive Construction”, in Standards Development for Cement and Concrete for Use in Additive Construction: Selected Technical Papers, 2021, pp. 35–54. doi: 10.1520/stp163620200086.

Pierson, Matthew C., and Luke R. Pinkerton. “Direct Tension Testing of Plain and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Use in Additive Construction”. In Standards Development for Cement and Concrete for Use in Additive Construction: Selected Technical Papers, edited by Scott Z. Jones and Eric L. Kreiger, 35–54, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1520/stp163620200086.