Behavior of Concrete under the Addition of High Volume of Polyolefin Macro Fiber and Fly Ash
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Used Materials and Proportion of Mixing
3. Mechanical Properties Evaluation
4. Cracking Behavior of Concrete Samples
5. Fiber Concentration of Concrete
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Materials Used for Concrete Mixture Preparation | Quantity of the Materials for 1 m3 of Concrete | |
---|---|---|
Fine aggregate | 1640 kg | |
Cement | 506 kg | |
Water | 170 (W/C ratio 0.335) | |
Fly ash | 92 kg (18.18% of cement mass) | |
Super plasticizer | 7.6 kg (1.5% mass of cement) | |
Polyolefin fibers | S-1 | No fiber |
S-2 | 10 kg | |
S-3 | 25 kg | |
S-4 | 35 kg | |
S-5 | 25 kg |
Type of Specimen | S-1 | S-2 | S-3 | S-4 | S-5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No of fibers in cross-section | 0 | 38 | 75 | 102 | 95 |
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Adhikary, S.K.; Rudzionis, Z. Behavior of Concrete under the Addition of High Volume of Polyolefin Macro Fiber and Fly Ash. Fibers 2018, 6, 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib6020038
Adhikary SK, Rudzionis Z. Behavior of Concrete under the Addition of High Volume of Polyolefin Macro Fiber and Fly Ash. Fibers. 2018; 6(2):38. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib6020038
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdhikary, Suman Kumar, and Zymantas Rudzionis. 2018. "Behavior of Concrete under the Addition of High Volume of Polyolefin Macro Fiber and Fly Ash" Fibers 6, no. 2: 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib6020038
APA StyleAdhikary, S. K., & Rudzionis, Z. (2018). Behavior of Concrete under the Addition of High Volume of Polyolefin Macro Fiber and Fly Ash. Fibers, 6(2), 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib6020038