GLASS FIBER

AS PAVEMENT MATERIAL

Amith K S (Research Scholar)

&
Asith Bayen (IDDP STUDENT)

AcSIR
CSIR-CBRI
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 • Introduction
• Manufacture
CONTENTS
• Properties
• Applications
• Current research and practice
• Conclusion
• References
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 INTRODUCTION
 Infrastructure - Backbone of economy - construction materials

 Higher asphalt - Pavement technologists - experiment - existing materials

 Drawback - weak in tension

 Reinforce – ???

 Ans: Glass fiber

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 ABOUT GLASS FIBER
• Glass fiber was invented in 1938 by Russell Games Slayter

• A lightweight, extremely strong, and robust material

• Formed when thin strands of silica-based or other formulation

glass are extruded into many fibers

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 MANUFACTURE
The major ingredients are
 Silica sand

 Limestone

 Soda ash
Other ingredients may include
 Calcined alumina

 Borax

 Feldspar

 Magnesite

 Kaolin clay, 5
 MANUFACTURE

 Soda ash and limestone are added to

reduce melting temperature

 Borax for chemical resistance

 Waste glass (Cullet) as a raw

material

Aubourg, P.F (1991)

 MANUFACTURE
Melting:

 Fed into a furnace for melting

 Heated by electricity, fossil fuel, or a combination of the two

 Higher temperature (about 2500°F [1371°C])

 After it is molten, transferred to the forming equipment (Bushings)

Forming into fibers:

 Direct method

 Molten method 7
 MANUFACTURE
 In both the methods, the glass or glass marbles are fed through electrically heated
bushings (also called spinnerets).
 The bushing has 200 to 3,000 very fine orifices
 The molten glass passes through the orifices and comes out as fine filaments.
 Main difference is:
 In Direct method molten glass goes to bushings directly from the furnace
 In the Molten method, the molten glass may be fed first to a machine that forms
glass marbles of about 0.62 inch (1.6 cm) in diameter. These marbles allow the
glass to be inspected visually for impurities.

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 MANUFACTURE

 Continuous filament process

 Staple fiber process

End products:

 Rovings

 Strands
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James G Hnat (1994)
 Woven or chopped strand mats.
 PROPERTIES

 It is both strong and flexible

 It is thermally and chemically stable at mix temperatures of 200°C

 It is not affected by de-icing salt, petroleum or bitumen

 Young’s modulus of approximately 70 GPa, which is almost 20 times higher than

typical asphalt concrete modulus at around 20°C

 It exhibits a high tensile strength

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 PROPERTIES
Property Value Standard

Length Varies dependently GB/T 14336[14]

Specific gravity (g/cm3) 2.5 GB/T 14335[15]

Colour White -

Melting temperature (0C) >1500 ASTM-D7138

Tensile strength (MPa) 3100 – 3400 ASTM-D5035

Ultimate tensile strain (%) 3.3 – 3.6 ASTM-D5035

Compressive strength (Mpa) 1080 ASTM-D1074

Thermal expansion (µm/moC) 5.4

Softening temperature (oC) 846 ASTM-D3461
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 PROPERTIES

 High tensile strength  Chemical stability

 Low elongation  Physical durability

 No long-term creep  Shear adhesion

 Cross sectional area  Interlock and confinement

 Asphalt compatibility  Easy installation

Thermal stability  Reduced width of cracks 12

 APPLICATIONS IN
PAVEMENT
 Localized pavement repairs (reinforcement of concrete joints, repair)

 For full width coverage of the entire pavement

 Can be used in all climates (cold and hot climate zones)

 Performs equally well in desert conditions and in near arctic regions

 Airfield pavements, port, platforms and industrial facilities

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Jong-HoonLee (2018)
 CURRENT RESEARCH AND
PRACTICE ON GLASS FIBER
 Sustainable at airports
 Most recently been used to resurface Runway 1-19 at the Jackson Hole Airport in
Jackson, Wyoming.
 South Africa at the interchange of Watermeyer Street
 National Route in Pretoria East
 National Route between Modderfontein and Geldenhuys Interchange, east of
Johannesburg
 National Route between van Reenen’s Pass in the Free State and Howick in KwaZulu-
Natal

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 CONCLUSION
Given today’s economic situation and funds for building and maintaining

highways, it is important that pavement technologists be aware of the recent

developments in new construction materials and their effectiveness in improving the

overall pavement performance.

Whereas reinforcing the paving mixture will always increase the initial

construction cost of the pavement, it may be offset by a reduction in the pavement

rehabilitation cost, making the reinforcement more economical in terms of overall cost

and resulting in a more economical pavement.

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 REFERENCES
• Ronak Prakashkumar Patel, JayRaj. V. S., (2013). A Study on Glass
Fibre as an Additive in Concrete to increase concrete tensile strength.
Global Research Analysis, 2(2), pp. 85-87.

• Jeffrey J. Stempihar., (2012). Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Concrete as

Sustainable Paving Material for Airfields. Transportation Research
Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2266(1), pp.
60-68.

• FATANI, S. Z. (1999). Glass Fiber Reinforced Asphalt Paving

Mixture:Feasibility Assessment. JKAU, 11(1), pp. 85-98.

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