Effects of material properties of HFDFRCC Using recycled fine aggregate on shear strength of RC beam

In this study, we performed loading tests on RC beam specimens made of high-fluidity ductile-fiber-reinforced cementitious composites incorporating recycled fine aggregate with different water-binder ratios. We also performed nonlinear finite element analyses to investigate the effects of water-binder ratios and shear reinforcement bars on RC beam shear strength. Additionally, for some factors, we investigated the influence of the presence or absence of shear reinforcement bars on the shear strength of R-HFDFRCC RC beams. We found that fluctuations in the maximum load of the RC beam specimens attributable to differences in the water-binder ratio can generally be predicted if we understand the differences in the material properties (mainly compressive strength, tensile strength and ultimate tensile strain) of the tough, highly fluid cement compound materials incorporating recycled fine aggregate. (paper)