Essay On Fiber Reinforced Concrete

ABSTRACT Concrete is a composite material composed mainly of water, aggregate, and cement. The desired physical properties of the finished material can be achieved by including additives and reinforcements in the mixture. Generally, fibers used in concrete are to control cracks, shrinkage and to reduce permeability. Fibers also show excellent resistance towards impact and abrasion. SIFCON (slurry infiltrated fiber reinforced concrete) is one of the recently developed construction material. It is a special type of fiber reinforced concrete with high fibre content. It is a unique construction material possessing high strength, as well as large ductility and it contains excellent potential for structural applications when accidental or abnormal loads are encountered.

“Ferro cement is a type of thin wall reinforced concrete, commonly

1. INTRODUCTION In comparison to normal concrete, fiber reinforced concrete scores higher in toughness, and resistance to impact. Fiber reinforcing has added versatility into concrete so as to overcome its brittleness. Fiber is a small piece of reinforcing material possessing certain characteristics properties.

SIFCON is a high-strength, high-performance material containing a relatively high volume percentage of steel fibers as compared to SFRC. It is also sometimes termed as ‘high-volume fibrous concrete’. The origin of SIFCON dates to 1979, Prof.Lankard carried out extensive experiments in his laboratory in Columbus, Ohio, USA and proved that, if the percentage of steel fibers in a cement matrix could be increased substantially, then a material of very high strength could be obtained, which he christened as SIFCON.

“Ferro cement is a type of thin wall reinforced concrete, commonly constructed of hydraulic cement mortar, reinforced with closely spaced layers of continuous and relatively small size wire mesh. The mesh may be made of metallic or other suitable