EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON PROPERTIES OF SYNTHETIC FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
| Author(s) | : | Athira Das, Priya Grace IttiEipe |
| Institution | : | PG Scholar, Dept. of Civil Engineering, SVNCE |
| Published In | : | Vol. 3, Issue 9 — September 2016 |
| Page No. | : | 60-68 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Rigid pavements which are mad of concrete is broadly used in construction world due to its compressivestrength, extended service life and economy. There are several advantages of cement concrete pavement over bituminouspavements. Synthetic fibre reinforced concrete pavement proves to be more efficient than conventional concretepavement in several aspects. They consists of added fibres in concrete which increases the structural integrity ofpavement. This work presents a preliminary study on the fundamental material properties of synthetic fibre reinforcedconcrete used in pavements for M25 grade concrete mix and the fibres used were polypropylene, polyester and nylon.Synthetic fibres of 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1% by volume fraction were added to the mix. A comparative analysis hadbeen carried out for conventional concrete to that of the fiber reinforced in relation to various material test conducted.The optimum dosage of each fibre and their durability properties was also examined.Synthetic fibre reinforced concreteproved to be used advantageously over normal concrete pavement. Each type of fibre has its characteristics propertiesand limitations.
Athira Das, Priya Grace IttiEipe, “EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON PROPERTIES OF SYNTHETIC FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENTS”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 3, Issue 9, pp. 60-68, September 2016.
