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The creep of cracked macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete has been investigated in uniaxial tension at five stress levels (30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 %) of the residual uniaxial tensile strength under controlled temperature and relative humidity of 23 ± 1 °C and 65 ± 5 % respectively. Specimens were prepared and cracked before they were subjected to the various stress levels. One mix design has been used throughout the investigation and the fibre was used at a volume of 1 %. Test results of the investigation has revealed that while the creep response is a function of the applied stress level, significant creep has been recorded after 8 months even at lower stress levels. The mechanism responsible for the time-dependent crack opening of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete was investigated through time-dependent fibre pull-out and fibre creep tests. The result of this investigation has shown that macro-synthetic fibre creep and the time-dependent fibre pull-out are mechanisms responsible for the creep of cracked macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete.
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Babafemi, A., Boshoff, W. (2017). Macro-Synthetic Fibre Reinforced Concrete: Creep and Creep Mechanisms. In: Serna, P., Llano-Torre, A., Cavalaro, S. (eds) Creep Behaviour in Cracked Sections of Fibre Reinforced Concrete. RILEM Bookseries, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1001-3_15
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