Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho

Susumu Takata

Mamoru Murahashi

Yoshio Tani

Kazuo Kamei

A concrete reinforcing metal fiber capable of being easily and uniformly dispersed in concrete. The metal fiber integrally includes a longitudinal strength body which bears tensile force that works thereon, and two rows of intermittent fins extending on the opposite sides of the strength body. The flatness ratio, namely, the ratio of the maximum width of the metal fiber to the maximum thickness of the same, of the metal fiber is in the range of 2.5 to 6.

Reinforcing metal fibers

A concrete reinforcing steel fiber has an alternate arrangement of basic portions corresponding to the body of the steel fiber material, and section-shaped portions formed by pressing the steel fiber material between a grooved forming roller and a toothed forming roller. Each section-shaped portion has a flat upper surface, lateral projections and a round bottom. The pressure bearing area b of the section-shaped portion, namely, the sum of the cross-sectional area of the lateral projections and the area of the end surface of the basic portion contiguous with the section-shaped portion, is in the range of 0.2A to 0.5A (A=cross-sectional area of the basic portion). The total pressure bearing area B of the steel fiber is in the range of 3A and 8A, and also in the range of 0.02T and 0.08T (T=tensile strength of the steel fiber).

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Susumu Takata