Probabilistic Analysis of the Fiber Reinforced Concrete used in the Construction of the Estaleiro Rio Grande Dry Dock

Resumen

Due to the variability of the concrete strength, it is fundamental to use statistical methodologies to establish the parameters for the concrete structures acceptance. The utilization of a large number of strength test results is very important to the validation and calibration of the existing standard codes and technical specifications. The objective of this study is to make a statistical analysis of the strength test results of the concrete reinforced with metallic and propylene fibers used in the construction of the Estaleiro Rio Grande dry dock, in Rio Grande-RS. A correlation model between the concrete tensile and compressive strengths was proposed. A model to predict the increasing of the concrete strength with time was also established both for the case of compression, as in the case of tension. Furthermore, it was made a comparison among the concrete characteristic strength calculated estimates according to the NBR 12655 [9], ACI COMMITTEE 214R-02 [1] and EN-206-1 [17] standard codes.