LIST OF TABLES

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Table 3.1: physical properties of Portland cement 53 Grade 15

Table 3.2: properties of fine aggregate 17

Table 3.3: Sieve analysis of fine aggregates 17

Table 3.4: summary of physical properties of coarse aggregate 18

Table 3.5: Analysis of coarse aggregate 18

Table 4.2.1 specific gravity on cement 25

Table: 4.2.2 Consistency test 26

Table 4.3: Initial and final setting time of cement 29

Table 4.4 specific gravity test on fine aggregate 31

Table 4.5: Water absorption of fine aggregate 32

Table 4.6: Fineness modulus of fine aggregate 33

Table 4.7: Grading Of Fine Aggregate 34

Table 4.8: Specific gravity and water absorption of coarse aggregate 35

Table 4.9: Fineness Modulus of Coarse Aggregate 36

Table 5.1 Mix proportion 40

Table 6.1 slump cones and compaction factor test 46

Table 6.2 compressive strengths of mix C+jute fiber 49

 LIST OF FIGURES

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Fig 1.1: Coconut Fiber 6

Fig 1.2: Nylon 7

Fig:1.3 Recron 3s fiber 8

Fig:3.1 cement
16

Fig 3.2: fine aggregate 17

Fig 3.3: coarse aggregate 18

Fig 3.4: sieve analysis of coarse aggregate 19

Fig 3.5: jute fiber 20

Fig 3.6: jute fiber 20

Fig 3.6: water 23

Fig 3.7: concrete mix 24

Fig 4.1: specific gravity test 26

Fig 4.2: standard consistency test 27

Fig 4.3: final setting time test 30

Fig 4.4: initial setting time test 30

Fig 4.5: fine modulus of fine aggregate 33

Fig 4.6: fineness modulus of coarse aggregate 36

Fig 5.1: mix proportion 40

Fig 6.1: slump cone test 42

Fig 6.2: slump cone 43

Fig 6.3:types of slump 43

Fig 6.4: work ability of concrete 45

Fig 6.5: casting cubes 47

Fig 6.6: curing of cubes 47

Fig 6.7: compressive testing of cube 48

 CONTENTS
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CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL 1

1.2 Fiber Reinforced Concrete 3

1.3 Properties of fiber reinforced concrete 5

1.3.1 Type of fiber 5

1.3.2 Categories of the natural fibers 6

1.3.3 Unprocessed Natural Fibers (UNF) 6

1.3.4Processed Natural Fibers (PNF)

7

1.4 Recron 3s fiber 8

1.4.1 Aspect ratio 8

1.4.2 Fiber quantity 9

1.4.3 Orientation of fiber 9

1.4.4 Fiber mechanism 9

1.5 Interaction between fiber and matris 9

1.6Movement of four bridges 9

1.7Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Concrete (HFRC): 10

1.8 Objectives 10

CHAPTER-2 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 GENERAL 12

CHAPTER-3 METHODOLOGY

3.1 GENERAL 14

3.2 CEMENT 14
3.3 FINE AGGREGATE 16

3.4 COARSE AGGREGATE 18

3.5 jute fiber 20

3.6 Application of jute fibers 21

3.7 Advantages and Disadvantages of jute fibre the advantages of jute fibers are 22

3.8 water 23

3.9 concrete mixes 23

CHAPTER 4 EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION

4.1 General 25

4.2 Tests on Cement 25

4.2.1 Specific gravity of cement 25

4.2.2 Standard consistency test 26

4.2.3 Initial and final setting time of cement 27

4.3 Fine aggregate 30

4.3.1 Specific gravity test and water absorption 30

4.3.2 Fineness Modulus of Fine Aggregate 33

4.3.3 Grading of sand 34

4.4 Coarse Aggregates 35

4.4.1 Specific Gravity and Water Absorption 35

4.4.2 Fineness Modulus of Coarse Aggregate 35

CHAPTER 5 DESIGN MIX

5.1 Basic Ingredients of Concrete 37

5.2 Fresh properties of concrete 37

5.3 Advantages of mix design 39

5.4 Mixing: 39

5.5 Mix Proportion 40

CHAPTER 6 TESTS AND RESULTS

6.1 Work ability Test on Cement with Partial Replacement of ESP 41

6.1.1 Slump test 41

6.2 Compressive strength of concrete mix C+jute fiber 46

CONCLUSION 51

REFERENCES 52