{"title":"Strength and Permeability Characteristics of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete","authors":"A. P. Singh ","volume":82,"journal":"International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering","pagesStart":733,"pagesEnd":739,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/17128","abstract":"
The results reported in this paper are the part of an extensive laboratory investigation undertaken to study the effects of fibre parameters on the permeability and strength characteristics of steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC). The effect of varying fibre content and curing age on the water permeability, compressive and split tensile strengths of SFRC was investigated using straight steel fibres having an aspect ratio of 65. Samples containing three different weight fractions of 1.0%, 2.0% and 4.0% were cast and tested for permeability and strength after 7, 14, 28 and 60 days of curing. Plain concrete samples were also cast and tested for reference purposes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Permeability was observed to decrease significantly with the addition of steel fibres and continued to decrease with increasing fibre content and increasing curing age. An exponential relationship was observed between permeability and compressive and split tensile strengths for SFRC as well as PCC. To evaluate the effect of fibre content on the permeability and strength characteristics, the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical method was used. An a level (probability of error) of 0.05 was used for ANOVA test. Regression analysis was carried out to develop relationship between permeability, compressive strength and curing age.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1] Mangat P.S and Gurusamy K. (1987), \u201cFlexural Strength of Steel Fibre\r\nReinforced Cement Composites\u201d, Journal of Material Science, Vol.22,\r\n3103-3110.\r\n[2] Shah Surendra. 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