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Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) : Progress in Concrete Technology
Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) : Progress in Concrete Technology
Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) : Progress in Concrete Technology
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Technology
Fiber Reinforced
Concrete
(FRC)
Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Technology
BC horse Hair
1900 asbestos fibers, Hatscheck process
1920 Griffith, theoretical vs. apparent strength
1950 Composite materials
1960 FRC
1970 New initiative for asbestos cement
replacement
1970 SFRC, GFRC, PPFRC, Shotcrete
1990 micromechanics, hybrid systems, wood
based fiber systems manufacturing
techniques, secondary reinforcement, HSC
ductility issues, shrinkage crack control.
2000+ Structural applications, Code integration,
New products.
Concrete Technology
Thin sheets
shingles
roof tiles
pipes
prefabricated shapes
panels
shotcrete
curtain walls
Slabs on grade
precast elements
Composite decks
Vaults, safes.
Impact resisting structures
Concrete Technology
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Technology
Typical fiber types used in concrete: (a) straight, smooth, drawn wire
steel fibers; (b) deformed (crimped) wire steel fibers; (c) variable-crosssection steel fibers; (d) glued bundles of steel fibers with crimped ends.
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Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Technology
Toughness
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Concrete Technology
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Concrete Technology
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Technology
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Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Technology
Mix Proportions:
High cement content
W/R admixtures (superplasticizers)
small MSA
Fibers (1-2% by volume)
Properties:
Workability: tougher
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Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology