SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF POLYPROPYLENE FIBER REINFORCED ECC BEAMS WITH VARYING SHEAR REINFORCEMENT RATIOS

The effects of shear reinforcement quantity on the shear capacity of Polypropylene Engineered Cementitious Composites (PP-ECC) beams were investigated in this study. A RC control beam was prepared with a shear reinforcement ratio of 0.42%. Five additional PP-ECC beams were fabricated with shear reinforcement ratios ranging from zero to 0.42%. One additional RC beam without shear reinforcement was also prepared for comparison. The experimental...