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. 2018 Sep 11;11(9):1682. doi: 10.3390/ma11091682
Vf volume fraction of steel fiber
lf length of steel fiber
df equivalent diameter of steel fiber
λf characteristic value of fiber content
βv influence coefficient of steel fiber on shear capacity
b width of beam section
h 0 effective depth of beam section
ρsv stirrup ratio
f c compression strength of prism specimen at 28 days
f ts splitting tensile strength of cylinder specimen at 28 days
ft tensile strength of SFRC without considering the effect of steel fiber
Ec elastic modulus of concrete
fyv yield strength of stirrup
Asv section area of stirrup in shear span
s stirrup spacing
λ shear span ratio
Vu ,exp shear capacity measured from the experiment
Vu ,CECS shear capacity calculated by CECS38:2004
Vu ,ACI shear capacity calculated by ACI544.4R
Vu ,Modified shear capacity calculated by the modified equation of CECS38:2004
Vcf shear force provided by SFRC
Vs shear force provided by the stirrup
α influence coefficient of stirrup ratio on the Vcf