Research Article

Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties of Amorphous Alloy Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

Table 5

Results of slump and compressive strength tests.

Mixture no.Fiber length (mm)Vf (%)Slump (mm)Compressive strength (MPa)
7 d28 d90 d
Measured (MPa)Strength-effectiveness (%)Measured (MPa)Strength-effectiveness (%)Measured (MPa)Strength-effectiveness (%)

C0013536.5 (±1.76)42.3 (±2.21)53.4 (±2.23)

SF1350.213038.7 (±1.86)6.1244.3 (±2.43)4.8155.2 (±2.92)3.35
SF20.412640.6 (±2.42)11.3145.5 (±2.69)7.5656.4 (±3.03)5.65
SF30.612441.6 (±3.03)14.2246.6 (±2.37)10.2358.1 (±2.53)8.78
SF40.812042.5 (±2.92)16.4747.9 (±2.78)13.2160.1 (±2.60)12.56
SF51.011846.2 (±3.00)19.4549.2 (±2.29)16.4561.1 (±2.77)14.56

AF1350.212338.9 (±2.45)6.5245.7 (±1.84)8.2156.0 (±2.00)4.87
AF20.411041.0 (±2.87)12.3146.9 (±1.89)11.0157.5 (±2.38)7.65
AF30.610042.2 (±2.56)15.6248.3 (±2.09)14.1259.3 (±2.88)9.12
AF40.89542.4 (±2.24)16.1248.8 (±2.15)15.4160.2 (±2.54)12.78
AF51.08043.0 (±1.97)17.8749.4 (±2.45)16.7259.4 (±2.16)11.21

Note: strength-effectiveness (%) = [(strength of fiber concrete − strength of pure concrete)/strength of pure concrete] × 100%.