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Mena Alonso, Álvaro Aragón Torre, Ángel Vicente Cabrera, Miguel Ángel González Cabrera, Dorys Carmen Mínguez Algarra, Jesús Steel-fiber-reinforced concrete Fatigue life Fiber orientation Microcomputed tomography Statistical variability This study investigates the scatter in fatigue life (N) of fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) as a function of variability in local fiber orientation and content. To this end, three FRC series were produced with fiber contents of 0.3 %, 0.6 %, and 1.0 %. All specimens were scanned using micro-computed tomography (microCT) and subsequently tested under flexural fatigue. The results show a clear correlation between fiber orientation and fatigue strength: within each series, specimens with a higher orientation factor ηX (which quantifies the degree of fiber alignment along the longitudinal axis) withstood a greater number of cycles to failure. A strong relationship was also identified between the number of fibers crossing the central section (Nfib,c) and fatigue life. Moreover, ηX and Nfib,c were found not to be independent variables, as a higher number of fibers is associated with better orientation. Finally, a model is proposed to estimate fatigue life as a function of ηX and fiber dosage, which shows adequate accuracy in predicting the scatter in N for sets of identical specimens. 2025-12-17 2025-12-17 2025-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2214-5095 https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11158 10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e05654 eng Case Studies in Construction Materials. 2025, V. 23, e05654 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e05654 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 4.0 Internacional Elsevier