3D modelling of the flow of self-compacting concrete with or without steel fibres. Part II: L-box test and the assessment of fibre reorientation during the flow

Deeb, R., Kulasegaram, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-1339 and Karihaloo, B. L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0657-2678 2014. 3D modelling of the flow of self-compacting concrete with or without steel fibres. Part II: L-box test and the assessment of fibre reorientation during the flow. Computational Particle Mechanics 1 (4) , pp. 391-408. 10.1007/s40571-014-0003-x

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Abstract

The three-dimensional Lagrangian particle-based smooth particle hydrodynamics method described in Part I of this two-part paper is used to simulate the flow of self-compacting concrete (SCC) with and without steel fibres in the L-box configuration. As in Part I, the simulation of the SCC mixes without fibres emphasises the distribution of large aggregate particles of different sizes throughout the flow, whereas the simulation of high strength SCC mixes which contain steel fibres is focused on the distribution of fibres and their orientation during the flow. The capabilities of this methodology are validated by comparing the simulation results with the L-box test carried out in the laboratory. A simple method is developed to assess the reorientation and distribution of short steel fibres in self-compacting concrete mixes during the flow. The reorientation of the fibres during the flow is used to estimate the fibre orientation factor (FOF) in a cross section perpendicular to the principal direction of flow. This estimation procedure involves the number of fibres cut by the section and their inclination to the cutting plane. This is useful to determine the FOF in practical image analysis on cut sections.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	3D simulation; Self-compacting concrete; L-box; Smooth particle hydrodynamic (SPH); Short steel fibres; Fibre orientation.
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
ISSN:	2196-4378
Date of Acceptance:	19 March 2014
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2022 09:52
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/60353

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