Prior the peak, the load increased proportionally with the increasing deflection, and then at the peak (concrete cracked), there was a slightly quick drop of load occurred before fibres began to take over and led to gradually drop of load instead. Unlike plain concrete where the point of concrete crack indicated the point of failure, in FRC, with the effect of fibres bridging across the crack surface, FRC was able to maintain the load carrying ability even after the concrete had been cracked as shown in the descending long post peak response.