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Table 2 Summary of strength properties of SCC reinforced with steel fiber

From: Steel Fiber Reinforced Self-Compacting Concrete: A Comprehensive Review

Refs.

Steel fiber percentages (%)

Additional materials

Length (mm)

W/C

Aspect ratio

Days

Optimum (%)

Compression strength (MPa)

Flexure strength (MPa)

Split tensile strength (MPa)

Madandoust et al., (2015)

0–1.0

50

0.45

62.5

14

28

90

1.0

− 14.8%

− 10.0%

− 11.1%

 + 28.5

 + 25.0%

 + 33.3%

 + 45.1%

Iqbal et al., (2015b)

0–1.25

13

0.58

28

1.25

− 11.9%

 + 105.4%

 + 36.5%

Rao and Ravindra (2010)

0–1.5

Fly ash

13.8

0.43–0.31

0–35

7

28

56

1.5

− 0.34%

 + 6.70%

 + 4.04%

 + 14.4%

 + 11.8%

 + 8.5%

 + 12.1%

 + 4.45%

 + 7.50%

Khaloo et al., (2014)

0–2.0

20.6

0.48

20

7

28

91

2.0

− 23.8%

− 18.63%

− 15.01%

 + 46.0%

 + 25.0%

 + 28.4%

 + 28.0%

El-Dieb (2009)

0–0.52

25

0.23

50

7

28

0.52

 + 14.45%

 + 23.00%

 + 105.71%

 + 107.31%

Gencel et al., (2011)

0–0.8

Fly ash

30

0.4

60

28

0.8

0.00%

 + 18.18%

Mastali and Dalvand (2016)

0–0.75

40

0.44

80

28

0.75

 + 15.7%

 + 26.6%

 + 22.8%

Alabduljabbar et al., (2019)

0–2.0

20

100

7

28

91

2.0

 + 22.3%

 + 17.2%

 + 13.3%

 + 1.96%

 + 104.3%

 + 91.4%

Saba et al., (2021)

0–1.0

Silica fume

30

0.40

120

28

1.0

 + 1.78%

 + 54.7%

 + 57.1%

Ghorbani et al., (2020)

0–1.65

30

0.50

60

7

28

1.65

− 3.12%

− 1.51%

 + 26.98%

 + 28.57%

 + 50.00%

 + 44.44%

Iqbal et al., (2015a)

0.5–1.25

13

0.58

-

7

28

1.25

− 5.76%

− 6.69%

 + 18.48%

 + 72.39%

Abbas et al. (2021)

0–2.0

15

0.43

60

28

2.0

 + 40.0%

 + 16.67%

Miao et al. (2003)

0–1.5

30

0.32

60

7

14

28

1.5

 + 16.66%

 + 11.42%

− 11.11%

 + 50.00%

 + 45.71%

 + 100.0%

Li et al., (2021)

0–1.0

35

0.35

7

28

1.0

− 8.57%

− 5.45%

 + 66.15%

Siddique and Kaur (2016)

0–1.5

Fly ash

30

0.45

50

7

28

1.5

 + 55.55%

 + 45.45%

 + 66.66%

 + 50.00%

Sanjeev and Nitesh (2020)

0–0.9

35

0.36

46.66

28

0.9

 + 20.20%

 + 21.30%

 + 8.83%

  1. W/C water–cement ratio
  2. − Decreased
  3.  + Increased