Flexural Characteristics of Functionally Layered Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composite with Polyvinyl Alcohol Fibers

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the flexural characteristics of a functionally layered fiber-reinforced cementitious composite (FL-FRCC) with polyvinyl alcohol fibers and to verify the adaptability of the proposed tri-linear stress-strain model based on the bridging law for large fiber orientation intensity, which shows the fiber orientation distribution as almost 2-D. The average maximum bending moment of FL-FRCC specimens is almost twice that of homogeneous (Hmg-FRCC) specimens, which indicates that the FL-FRCC specimens lead to larger bending capacity. The proposed wide-range stress-strain model based on the bridging law was verified and showed good adaptability with the experimental results through a comparison with the conducted section analysis.