Abstract:
Impact Tests were carried out on small concrete beams reinforced with steel fibers. The
concrete mix had a constant 1% volume of fibers along with a constant aspect ratio throughout
all the specimens. The impact load assembly was set up with a drop height allowing failure of
specimens with the first drop weight impact. Thus, allowing the study to be limited to a single
impact blow. The tensile strength of the steel fibers was varied to allow for a change in shear
behaviour. Through these tests, it was found that steel fiber-reinforced concrete had a
significantly greater shear capacity which increased with an increase in the tensile strength of
the fibers.
