Design method for steel fiber reinforced concrete proposed by rilem TC 162-TDF

This paper describes two design methods, proposed by Rilem TC 162 Test and Design Methods for Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete, i.e. the σ-e-design method on the one hand and the σ-w-method on the other. In the former design method the behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete in tension is characterized by means of a stress-strain relation and this method is based on Eurocode 2. However, in the latter design method a stress-crack opening relationship is used to describe the postcracking behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete and this method is based on the fictitious crack model according to Hillerborg.