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BUILDING TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

NEED

PCC has low tensile strength, limited ductility and little resistance to cracking

PCC develops micro-cracks, even before loading

Addition of small, closely spaced and uniformly distributed fibres act as crack arresters.

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FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE is a

composite material consisting of mixtures of

cement, mortar or concrete and discontinuous, discrete, uniformly dispersed suitable fibres.
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROPERTIES OF FRC

Relative Fibre Matrix Stiffness Volume of Fibres Aspect Ratio of the Fibre
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Orientation of Fibres
Workability and Compaction of Concrete Size of Coarse Aggregate Mixing
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1. RELATIVE FIBRE MATRIX STIFFNESS

Modulus of elasticity of matrix must be much

lower than that of fibre. E.g. steel, glass,

carbon

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Fibres with low modulus of elasticity- nylon, polypropylene Interfacial bond between the matrix and the

fibres determine the effectiveness of stress

transfer
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2. VOLUME OF FIBRES

3. ASPECT RATIO OF THE FIBRE

Aspect Ratio of a fibre = Length/Diameter
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4. ORIENTATION OF FIBRES
The effect of randomness, was tested using

mortar specimens reinforced with 0.5% volume

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of fibres, by orienting them:

parallel to the direction of the load perpendicular to the direction of the load in random

5. Workability and Compaction of

Concrete
Fibres reduce workability
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6. Size of Aggregate
Size of CA is restricted to 10mm

7. MIXING
Cement content W/C Ratio : 325 to 550 kg/m3 : 0.4 to 0.6

% of sand to total aggregate

Maximum Aggregate Size Air-content Fibre content

: 50 to 100%
: 10 mm : 6 to 9%

: 0.5 to 2.5% by vol of mix : Steel -1% - 78kg/m3

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: Glass -1% - 25 kg/m3

: Nylon -1% - 11 kg/m3
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TYPES OF FRCS

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STEEL FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE (SFRC)

Aspect ratios of 30 to 250 Diameters vary from 0.25 mm to 0.75 mm Hooks are provided at the ends to improve
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bond with the matrix

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INTRODUCTION OF STEEL FIBRES MODIFIES:

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2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Tensile strength Compressive strength Flexural strength Shear strength Modulus of Elasticity Shrinkage Impact resistance Strain capacity/Toughness Durability Fatigue

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APPLICATIONS OF SFRC

Highway and airport pavements

Refractory linings
Canal linings Industrial floorings and bridge-decks Precast applications - wall and roof panels, pipes, boats, staircase steps & manhole covers Structural applications

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POLYPROPYLENE FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE (PFRC)

Cheap, abundantly available High chemical resistance High melting point

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Low modulus of elasticity

Applications in cladding panels and shotcrete

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GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE (GFRC)

High tensile strength, 1020 to 4080 N/mm2

Lengths of 25mm are used

Improvement in impact strengths, to the tune of 1500% Increased flexural strength, ductility and resistance to thermal shock

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Used in formwork, swimming pools, ducts and roofs, sewer lining etc.
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OTHER FIBRES

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ASBESTOS FIBRES

High thermal, mechanical and chemical resistance

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Short in length (10 mm) Flexural strength is 2 to 4 times that of

unreinforced matrix

Contains 8-16% of asbestos fibres by volume Associated with health hazards, banned in many countries

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CARBON FIBRES

Material of the future, expensive High tensile strengths of 2110 to 2815 N/mm2
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Strength and stiffness superior to that of steel

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ORGANIC/VEGETABLE FIBRES

Jute, coir and bamboo are examples They may undergo organic decay
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Low modulus of elasticity, high impact strength

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