Experimental Study of Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Incorporating Micro Silica

Abstract

The most common building material utilized worldwide is concrete. Concrete with higher compressive strength is becoming more and more in demand as the trend toward using it more widely for high rise buildings. Experimental study of glass fiber (GF) reinforced concrete incorporating micro silica was investigated in this study. The concrete is prepared by using M40 mix. GF with 12 mm length with aspect ratio of 857 is used. Four volume fractions of 0%, 0.4%, 0.8% and 1.2% by weight of cement and micro silica with 5% by weight of cement are used. The fiber is distributed randomly in all directions. The mixes were cast and tested for workability, compressive strength, flexural strength, water permeability test, drop weight Impact test, bond strength test and residual compressive strength at elevated temperature. Micro structural study is done with SEM analysis. Workability of glass fiber reinforced concrete decreased with increase in GF. Compressive strength show 12% increment whereas Flexure strength is increases 35% compare to normal concrete. Different percentages of glass fibres and micro silica have lower water penetration depths. With regard to the fire resistance test the compressive strength at elevated temperature decreases significantly. Impact resistance and bond strength of glass fiber reinforced concrete with micro silica increases with increase in fiber content. Hence, it's suggested to use glass fiber in the concrete according to use of concrete.