Fiber glass is a lightweight, strong, and robust material used in different industries due to their excellent properties. The concrete society, fibrereinforced cement composites, technical report. From the results it shows that, sisal fibre reinforced concrete has improved. The thermal degradation of sisal fibre reinforced concrete and its mechanical properties at elevated temperatures are a crucial aspect in the development of sisal fibre reinforced concrete. Scope of project to enhance the properties of concrete using sisal fiber by replacing cement of 0. The sisal fibre is mixed by cutting it into small parts of length 23 cms.
Mgr university, maduravoyal, chennai95, tamil nadu, india. Behavior of sisal fiber concrete cylinders externally. Durability of cement composites reinforced with sisal fiber. Tech student, 2professor and head department of civil engineering, n. Engineering properties on the sugar cane bagasse with sisal fibre reinforced concrete a. The sisal fibre is added to the foam mix according to the desired percentages of cement weight. Advances in natural fiber cement composites qucosa tu dresden. Mix proportioning for hybrid fibre reinforced concrete for developing hybrid reinforced concrete mix the sisal fiber content was kept constant at 1. Sisal fibre is derived from the leaves of the plant. The present study is conducted to examine the effectiveness of sisal fiber in flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete rc beams. Lopes prl, roque ab, fontes cma, lima jmf, barros jao 2017 potentialities of cementbased recycled materials reinforced with sisal fibers as a filler component of precast concrete slabs.
Performance evaluation of concrete by using sisal fibre. This research describes experimental studies on the use of sisal and banana fiber to enhance the strength and applications of concrete. Fiberreinforced concrete smart materials and smart sensors aci fall 2011 convention october 16 20, cincinnati, oh aci web sessions antoine naaman, faci, is a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the university of michigan. Such family of composites is defined as textile reinforced concrete trc. Engineering properties on the sugar cane bagasse with. Pdf the use of sisal fibre as reinforcement in cement.
Properties and applications offiber reinforced concrete. Some of these deficiencies, such as low tensile strength, can be improved by incorporating optimum amount of certain fibers in concrete. Mechanical properties of sisal,fibre reinforced concrete. Both thermal treatment and na2co3 treatment effectively improve the durability of sisal fiber reinforced concrete. A study on structural characteristics of sisal fibre. Effects of fibre treatment on t he properties of sisal fibre reinforced ternary concrete patrick oguguo nwankwo and emmanuel achuenu. The report prepared by aci committee 544 on fiber reinforced concrete. Experimental study on sisal fibre reinforced concrete with. The use of natural fiber as reinforcement of composites had advanced in last decades.
Mechanical characterization of sisal fiber reinforced polymer mortars. An experimental investigation on properties of sisal fiber. Concrete containing a hydraulic cement, water, fine or fine and coarse aggregate, and discontinuous discrete fibers is called fiber reinforced. Concrete which is made by mixing cement with aggregates, is widely used to make structural buildings, bridges etc. A chronological development of sisal fibre reinforced, cement based matrices is reported and experimental data are provided to illustrate the performance of sisal fibre reinforced cement composites. In the present work, it is aimed to investigate the strength and durability with sisal fibre reinforcement. Physical and mechanical properties of durable sisal fibercement composites.
Application of sisal, bamboo, coir and jute natural. It increases stiffness, torsional strength, ductility, rotational capacity, and the numberofcracks with less crack width. The concrete bases may be mortars, normally proportioned mixtures. This sisal fibre is a natural product that is available in the fields. An interpretation on the properties of sisal fiber. Gram was the first author to study the durability of sisal and coir fiber reinforced concrete. Influence of sisal fibre on the properties of foam concrete. In this work, the physical and chemical characteristics of sisal fibre, fa and cwccb are.
Epoxy polymer concrete epc has found various applications in civil. Shear additionoffibers increasesshearcapacity ofreinforced concrete beamsup to 100 percent. The use of vegetable fibres as reinforcing agent in composite matrices. It holds short discrete fibers that are uniformly distributed and circumstances oriented.
Polymer composites is the engineering and scientific journal serving the fields of reinforced plastics and polymer composites including research, production, processing, and applications. Sisal fibre sf is the natural fibre extracted from the tree leaves agave sisalana tree, it is possible to use directly to concrete or in a chopped form. In order to improve the degradation resistance of sisal fiber itself, two novel, simple, and economical pretreatments of the fibers thermal and sodium carbonate treatment are investigated. Steel fiber reinforced concrete is used for long lasting sustainable concrete structures. Glass fiber reinforced polymer gfrp is a fiber reinforced polymer made of a plastic matrix reinforced by fine fibers of glass. A chronological development of sisal fibre reinforced, cement based matrices is reported and experimental data are. To increase the tensile strength of concrete we are adding sisal fibre. Fibre reinforced concrete frc frc is a structural material having nearly the same cementitious matrix composites as a plain concrete pc except fibres of different types and forms. Whilst natural organic fibres have advantages in many developing countries, of low cost and ready. Mechanical properties of sisal, fibre reinforced concrete. Steel fiber reinforced concrete sfrc is made with hydraulic cements and containing fine or fine and coarse aggregates along with. These fibres acts as the crack arrestors and hence the load carrying capacity will. Sustain nonconv constr mater inorg bonded fiber compos. To emphasis durability and corrosion resistance of sisal fibre reinforced concrete sfrc the thermal treatment and na2co3 surface layer.
The failure strength and modulus of elasticity depends on the amount of cellulose and the orientation of the microfibers. Fibres such as hemp 3, sisal 4, 5, jute 6 and others have been used as reinforcing agents in concrete blocks. An experimental investigation on the durability of concrete by use of sisal fiber balasubramanian m1, jithin george2 and senthil selvan s3 1assistant professor, civil engineering department, srm university, chennai, tamil nadu, india 2post graduate student, civil engineering department, srm university, chennai, tamil nadu india 3professor, civil engineering. A brief description on the use of these composite materials as building products has been included. These natural fibers have excellent physical and mechanical properties and can be utilized more effectively. These coir rope reinforced biocomposite concrete panels are obtained by reinforcing the coir ropes of small diameter in between concrete layers using epoxy resin. Pdf sisal fibre based polymer composites and their applications. Chemical, morphological and mechanical analysis of sisal. Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. Self compacting concrete reinforced with sisal fibres. Torsion the use of fibers eliminate the sudden failure characteristic of plain concrete beams. Finally, the strength performance of slag blended fibre reinforced concrete is compared with the performance of conventional concrete. In this paper sisal fiber at different percentages by weight of concrete is used as a secondary reinforcement to increase the properties of concrete with partial replacement of cement by 30% ggbs. Experimental investigation of the physical and mechanical.
The interactions between the sisal fiber and cement matrix or concrete ingredients, as well as the structure of fiber reinforced cementitious material, are the most affecting properties to the performance of a cementbased fiber composite material compare with others natural fibers like jute, bamboo etc. International journal of pure and applied mathematics special issue 2915. The experimental study involves the strength comparison of fiber concrete with conventional concrete. All over the world is using steel fiber as fiber reinforced concrete. In recent years, a great deal of interest has been created worldwide on the potential applications of natural fibre reinforced cement nfc based composites. Natural fiber reinforced concrete nfrc the use of natural fibers in making concrete is recommended since several types of these fibers. The fiber degradation was evaluated by exposing them to alkaline solutions and then measuring the variations in tensile strength. Application of natural plant fibers in cementbased composites. Here the fibre is added in the percentages as shown in below table2.
A comprehensive study of the polypropylene fiber reinforced fly. He is a member of aci committees 363, highstrength concrete. The fiber reinforced concrete was used for lining of tunnel and rock stabilization. Swift and smith 1979a reported that, long sisal fibres. Enhanced flexural performance of epoxy polymer concrete with.
Concrete cubes are tested at the age of 7, 14, and 28 days of curing. The natural fiber reinforced concrete composites present. The present study was carried out to check the fresh and hardened properties of sisal fiber reinforced self. Natural sisal fibre reinforced concrete with experimental. Most of the developing counties are very rich in agricultural and vegetable fibres. This page contains fiberreinforced concrete frc seminar and ppt with pdf report. Behaviour of sisal fibrereinforced concrete in exterior beam. It is usually obtained by machine decortications in which the leaf is crushed between rollers and then mechanically scraped. The mix proportioning of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete is shown in table 2. Effects of fibre treatment on the properties of sisal. Abstractin last around 30 years, a great concern is created worldwide on the potential applications of natural fibre reinforced cement based composites. Sisal fiber reinforced concrete should be hand mixed.
In this study, the physical and mechanical properties of sisal fiberreinforced concrete were reported. Fibers suitable for reinforcing concrete have been produced from steel, glass, and organic polymers synthetic fibers. It neglects need for mesh reinforcement at scaffolding. Naturally occurring asbestos fibers and vegetable fibers, such as sisal and jute, are also used for reinforcement. Sumit thakur civil fiberreinforced concrete frc seminar and ppt with pdf report. Sisal fiber reinforced concrete is the concrete with randomly distributed fibers. Behavior of sisal fiber concrete cylinders externally wrapped with jute frp tan 2017 polymer composites. They have long served many useful purposes but the application of materials technology for the utilization of natural fibres as the reinforcement in concrete has. Fiberreinforced concrete seminar ppt with pdf report. Cellulose acetate treatment of sisal fiber for cement based composites. Pdf irjet natural sisal fibre reinforced concrete with.
This paper reports the experimental study on use of locally sourced and processed sisal fibre as reinforcing agent in ternary of fly ash fa and calcined waste crushed clay bricks cwccb, normal strength, opc concrete. Natural plant fiberreinforced cementbased composites npfrccs. It is also used in blast resistant structures of plane concrete slabs in the preparing of hemi spherical domes, thin shells, walls, pipes and manholes the fiber reinforced concrete was used. It is assumed that these fibres can successfully replace steel fibres improving some and worsening some other properties of the final product. Chemical, morphological and mechanical analysis of sisal fiber reinforced recycled highdensity polyethylene composites s. Fibre is added in the percentages the fibre is made separated one from the other to avoid clumsiness.
Study of strength properties of hybrid fiber sisal. Strength properties of sisal fiber concrete with 30%. Study of sisal fibre as concrete reinforcement material in. Whilst natural organic fibres have advantages in many developing countries, of low cost and ready availability, their use for reinforcing cement based materials is complicated by their relatively low elastic modulus, their water absorbing properties, susceptibility to fungal and insect attack, and variability of properties amongst fibres of the same type. The usage of bamboo has shown increase in the strength.
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