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Steel-fiber-reinforced concrete components

A universal computation and design tool

Fig.: Input screen for cross-section and material parameters (left) with computed and visualized design results and degrees of utilization (right)

A comprehensive computation and design tool for rectangular cross-sections made from steel-fiber-reinforced concrete and concrete reinforced with both steel rebar and fibers was developed using spreadsheets and optimization methods. This project started from the specifications contained in the officially introduced DAfStb (German Committee for Structural Concrete) guideline on steel-fiber-reinforced concrete as well as in DIN EN 1992-1-1 (Eurocode 2) with respect to conventional concrete structures, such as in building construction.

In the first step, the program computes internal forces...

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