Abstract:
The article presents the results of laboratory experiments investigating the necessity and expe
diency of disperse reinforcement of self-compacting concrete (SCC) to increase its physical and
technical parameters and the study of deformative properties of SCC with the use of fibers. For
collaboration with manufacturers to improve physical and mechanical properties and durability,
to deduce basic laws, researchers on the basis of previously published results, offered disperse
reinforcement of SСС by polypropylene fibers of 6, 9, 12, 15 mm in size and quantity from 0.5 to
2 kg per 1 m3 of concrete mixture. From the work done it can be concluded that the addition of
1–2 kg per 1 m3 of fiber with 9÷15 mm in size improves the physical and technical properties of
SCC, such as flexural strength by 10%, and shrinkage deformations reduced to 75% compared to
the concrete without fiber. In the course of this study, it was found that the disperse reinforce
ment with low-modulus fiber increases the characteristics of SCC in production. Based on the
results obtained, practical recommendations for the optimal size and amount of fiber in SCC were
presented in order to derive the optimal price-quality ratio, as well as to improve the quality of
concrete works at high temperatures > 20 ◦C.
