Experimental Investigation On The Strength Characteristics of Slurry Infiltrated Fibrous Ferrocement

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2021 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 8 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : P. Srimonisha, N.M. Karthikeyan, K. Venkatesh, K. Saranya

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V8I3P101

How to Cite?

P. Srimonisha, N.M. Karthikeyan, K. Venkatesh, K. Saranya, "Experimental Investigation On The Strength Characteristics of Slurry Infiltrated Fibrous Ferrocement," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 8,  no. 3, pp. 1-5, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V8I3P101

Abstract:

Ferrocement is a highly versatile and lightweight material having high cracking, ductility, and fatigue resistance. It is used for prefabricated residential units, industrial and marine structures. Slurry infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON) is a unique type of fiber concrete that consists of cement slurry. It is used for pre-stressed concrete beams. Slurry infiltrated fibrous ferro cement (SIFF) is a combination of SIFCON and ferrocement and can overcome the limitations of the later. SIFF can be used for the structures like runways in aerodromes, industrial flows, etc. This project deals with an experimental investigation on the strength characteristics of SIFF using flat steel fibers in 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6% with replacement of metakaolin in 0%, 5%,10%, 15%, 20% by volume of cement. CONPLAST 430 superplasticizers which as an admixture used to reduce the water-cement ratio. The strength of concrete with replacement of flat steel fiber and metakaolin was observed, which exhibits good strength.

Keywords:

Ferrocement, Fibers, SIFF, SIFCON, Metakaolin, CONPLAST430, and Superplasticizers.

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