TY - JOUR A1 - Oesch, Tyler A1 - Landis, E. A1 - Kuchma, D. ED - Lura, P. T1 - A methodology for quantifying the impact of casting procedure on anisotropy in fiber-reinforced concrete using X-ray CT N2 - Fiber-reinforced concretes (FRCs) offer significant improvements in tensile strength and durability compared to most other concrete mixes. However, for safe and efficient use of FRC in large structures, anisotropy of fiber orientation needs to be understood and properly controlled. In this project, both cored samples extracted from a FRC slab and FRC samples cast individually in molds were assessed using X-ray computed tomography (CT) and measurements of fiber orientation were extracted from the resulting CT images. These results showed that fibers within the slab were highly anisotropic in orientation while fibers in individually cast samples showed a much more heterogeneous distribution of orientations. This indicates that fiber orientation is highly dependent on the casting process and suggests that FRC can only be safely and efficiently utilized if anisotropic fiber orientation is properly accounted for during design and optimized casting methods are used during construction. KW - Anisotropic fiber orientation KW - Computed tomography KW - Fiber-reinforced concrete KW - UHPC KW - Hessian analysis KW - Order parameter PY - 2018 UR - https://rdcu.be/OR6k U6 - https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-018-1198-8 SN - 1359-5997 SN - 1871-6873 N1 - xxx VL - 51 IS - 3 SP - Article 73, 1 EP - 13 PB - Springer Netherlands CY - Dordrecht, Niederlande AN - OPUS4-45045 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -