Compressive and Flexural Behavior of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Vol.2423: 5th International Conference: Innovative Materials, Structures and Technologies (IMST 2022) 2023
Krishna Kiran Annamaneni, Krishna Pedarla

Utilizing fibre-reinforced concrete is still a difficulty for present engineers. Generally, it is acknowledged that the mechanical, cracking and fracture qualities of fibre-reinforced concrete are much better than those of conventional concrete. The addition of fibres to the concrete matrix mitigates its fragility. Typically, short fibres are utilised in concrete to prevent cracks caused by drying and autogenous shrinkage. Currently, there is a substantial increase in the use of short alkali-resistant glass fibres. This experiment was conducted to examine the influence of glass fibre reinforcement on the compressive and flexural behaviour of concrete. This research investigates the characteristics of glass fibres reinforced concrete (GFRC) after 7 and 28 days of curing, such that GFRC may be employed in construction. Concrete containing short alkali-resistant glass fibres of 36 mm in length and 1% volume fraction (VF) was developed for this purpose. The testing findings revealed that the average compressive strength of GFRC after 28 days of curing was 72.06 MPa. The flexural properties of GFRC are determined, and the 7-day and 28-day average bending strengths of GFRC concrete samples are 6.46 MPa and 7.94 MPa, respectively, indicating that GFRC responds well under loading conditions.


Keywords
Bending strength; Compressive strength; Cracks; Fiber reinforced materials; Glass fibers; Reinforced concrete; Shrinkage; Tensile strength
DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/2423/1/012025
Hyperlink
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2423/1/012025

Annamaneni, K., Pedarla, K. Compressive and Flexural Behavior of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2023, Vol. 2423, Article number 2423. ISSN 1742-6588. e-ISSN 1742-6596. Available from: doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2423/1/012025

Publication language
English (en)
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