UTILISING ALKALI RESISTANCE GLASS FIBRES IN CONCRETE

Abstract

Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) and (ARGFRC) are used in the field of civil engineering. This product has advantage of being light weight which not only reduces the overall cost of construction but also bringing economy in construction. The traditional use of “steel reinforcement undergoes corrosion and structural deterioration in reinforced concrete structures and prompted many researchers to seek alternative materials and rehabilitation techniques”. Adopting new and sustainable scenario, alternative of steel reinforcement, it was found that “fibers like glass, carbon, aramid and poly-propylene provide very wide improvements in tensile strength, fatigue characteristics, durability, shrinkage characteristics, impact, cavitation’s, erosion resistance and serviceability of concrete”. The present work is only about finding application of GFRC and ARGFRC in new world of construction. “The aim of the present study is to compare experimental results with the ABAQUS results”. For this “Laboratory tests are planned to be carried out on a beam of 2400 x 200 x150 mm of M25 grade concrete for plain, steel fiber reinforced concrete, glass fiber reinforced sections”. “Finite Element Analysis (FEA) have been performed using ABAQUS for the geometry considered in the experimental study. The numerical results from the FEA are presented in the results and discussion”.And the second Aim is to “compare the results of compressive , flexure and split tensile strength of concrete having ARGF Of 0.5% and 1% by weight of cement”. This comparison shows how “AR glass will change the mechanical properties of concrete”