Short Communication
Year: 2019 | Month: October-December | Volume: 3 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 10-13
Improving Stress and Stress Curve of Concrete by Reinforcing Glass Fibers
Syed Uzair Ali1, Mohammed Zaker2
1Structural Engineering Department. Nawab Shah Alam Khan College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
2Assistant Professor. Department of Civil Engineering. Nawab Shah Alam Khan College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Corresponding Author: Syed Uzair Ali
ABSTRACT
Concrete is the most widely used construction material on the planet. The reason being its strength in compression. But it is very weak in tension. Therefore, many microcracks will be developed. These occur due to shrinkage in general. Concrete also has very little ductility and resistance to the cracks developed. To improve the nature of the concrete, Glass Fibers have been added while testing to improve the mentioned characteristics. The cement used is Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) without any admixtures. In this investigation, glass fibers have been added in percentages ranging from 0.00% to 0.10%. The results after each interval of addition have been described and the changes in the properties (both mechanical and ductility) have been shown.
Keywords: Concrete, Ductility, Glass Fibers, Reinforcement, Investigation.
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