ABSTRACT
Modern concrete constructions, like innovative precast elements, components of environmentalism, traffic structures, energy plants and fatigue-exposed components need special mechanical and structural concrete properties. Steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) gains several mechanical, structural and economical advantages over conventional reinforced concrete. These advantages are e.g. participation of steel fibres to the limitation of crack width, protection against heating-up concrete cores in case of fire and reducing timeconsuming and wage-intensive reinforcement works. In Europe, national recommendations regulate the design and construction of SFRC structures. The range of application in those different national recommendations for SFRC is currently limited due to the lack of experience by the time of introduction. In the course of the new Eurocode 2 generation, SFRC shall be part of the design and construction rules. Because of this upgrading as well as further conducted research works, the range of application of SFRC will be extended vastly in future.
