Statistical assessment of impact resistance of Reactive Powder Concrete and Steel Fiber Reinforced Reactive Powder Concrete

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The application of Reactive Powder Concrete for the construction of strategic structures such as shelters is under investigation by many researchers, because of their extremely high compressive strength. In this paper, the impact resistance of Reactive Powder Concrete and Steel Fiber Reinforced Reactive Powder Concrete has been studied by using the repeated drop-weight impact test, recommended by ACI Committee 544. The results have been analyzed using statistical methods.
Results show that despite the very high compressive strength of Reactive Powder Concrete; its impact resistance is very low. The impact resistance of Reactive Powder Concrete is substantially increased by application of steel fibers. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test indicated that despite large variability of the results, impact resistance of Reactive Powder Concrete and Steel Fiber Reinforced Reactive Powder Concrete obtained from the repeated drop weight test had the normal distribution.

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