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bond strength of fibrous recycled aggregate reinforced concrete
 
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Structural engineering department, college of civil engineering, university of Technology, Al Sana'ah street, Baghdad, Iraq
 
 
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Nada Sahmi   

Structural engineering department, college of civil engineering, university of Technology, Al Sana'ah street, Baghdad, Iraq
 
 
 
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Seven beam tests were conducted to examine the bond behavior of deformed bars in recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). Four different replacement ratios (R = 0%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) and volume fractions of steel fiber (Vf = 0.0%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2%) were taken into account as variable in this research. According to the test results, the bond degradation occurs when the replacement ratio of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) rises. This degradation follows the same trend as the changes in the mechanical characteristics of recycled aggregate concrete when the replacement ratio increases. Furthermore, the use of steel fibers can enhance the bonding strength between steel reinforcement and steel fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete (SFRAC). It can also effectively reduce the formation of micro and macro cracks, leading to the failure of bond beam specimens in a ductile manner so obtain a greater level of confinement to the steel bar. The bond strength exhibited a negative correlation with the rise in the RCA replacement ratio. Conversely, it showed a positive correlation with the increase in the volume fraction of steel fiber. It is worth noting that the bond degradation due to poor mechanical properties prevented the improvement in bond behavior produced from utilizing steel fiber from keeping the maximum bond strength at the location where it was at the maximum bending moment; instead, it shifted towards the free end. Interestingly, this is an uncommon observation and comparatively unrecognized previously in beam tests to examine the bond behavior.
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