Table 3.

Mix design of steel fiber reinforced desert sand concrete/(kg m⁻³).

Group	Rds/%	Vsf/%	Cement	Fiber	Superplasticizer	Water	Desert sand	Fine aggregate	Course aggregate
JZ-0	0	0	325	0	1.46	146	0	768	1152
JZ-1	20	0.5		39	1.46		153	614
JZ-2	20	1.0		78	1.46		153	614
JZ-3	20	1.5		117	1.46		153	614
JZ-4	20	2.0		156	1.46		153	614
JZ-5	40	0.5		39	1.46		307	461
JZ-6	40	1.0		78	1.46		307	461
JZ-7	40	1.5		117	1.46		307	461
JZ-8	40	2.0		156	1.46		307	461
JZ-9	60	0.5		39	1.31		461	307
JZ-10	60	1.0		78	1.31		461	307
JZ-11	60	1.5		117	1.31		461	307
JZ-12	60	2.0		156	1.31		461	307
JZ-13	40	0		0	1.46		307	461

R_ds means replacement rate of desert sand; V_sf means volume content of steel fiber.