MECHANICAL AND IMPACT BEHAVIOR ON RECYCLED STEEL FIBER REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS MORTARS

Abstract

Conclusions. According to the results, the specimens reinforced with RSFs showed improvement in all three compressive, flexural and impact behaviors, compared to unreinforced specimen. Depending on the amount of RSF, compressive and flexural results have a linear relationship between them. Also, a strong linear relationship between the RSF amount and the ultimate energy values was appeared. Therefore, the waste wires obtained by the method we propose in this article, strongly recommend to improve the mechanical and impact properties of cementitious materials.