Experimental investigation into steel fiber addition to reinforced concrete cantilever beams under a cyclic load effect

Cantilever beams are widely used in reinforced concrete structures. due todeections in a cantilever, cracks occur. the formation of a crack is unfavourable anddecreases the bearing capacity of a reinforced concrete member. the use of steel ber inreinforced concrete is widespread, since it prevents the formation of cracks and increasesductility. the signicance of this study is an experimental report of the use of steel bers ina reinforced concrete cantilever beam, and their contribution to its behaviour. therefore,reinforced concrete cantilever beam samples, with and without steel ber additions, wereproduced. as cyclic loads were applied, the behaviour of the samples was examined. as aresult of the study, it is experimentally found that by addition of steel bers into reinforcedconcrete cantilever beams, crack widths decrease and their ductility increases. stinessdecreased less in reinforced concrete cantilever beams with steel ber addition, and, thus,it was concluded that use of steel bers is favourable for their behaviour.