A study on Fibre Reinforced Concrete with different fibres

Abstract

Increased productivity and improved working environment results in high priority for development of concrete construction over last decades, the astonishing development of fiber-reinforcement technology allowed great achievements in the conception of concrete mixes exhibiting compacting ability. The productivity of fibre reinforced concrete is drastically improved through the elimination of vibration compaction and high workability. This paper emphasizes on behavior of Concrete reinforced with different fibers, properties of fibre reinforced concrete(FRC), its potentiality as a structural material and applicability in construction industry. In fact, the
fiber-reinforcement mechanisms can convert the brittle behavior of cement composite into a pseudo ductile behavior up to a crack width that is acceptable under the structural design point of view