Effect of use of Mono Polypropylene Fibers on Properties of Concrete Paving Block

Cement concrete paving blocks are precast solid products made out of cement concrete. The product is made in various sizes and shapes viz. rectangular, square, and round blocks of different dimensions with designs for interlocking of adjacent paving blocks. The raw materials require for manufactures of the product are Portland cement and aggregates which are available locally in every part of the country. In this modern age, Concrete paving blocks are ideal materials on Open spaces surrounding residential, public, commercial, & industrial buildings. They are used for the footpaths in the city and walk way in the gardens know a day’s paving blocks are also used for light and heavy traffic roads due to their easy laying, better look and finish. In this paper, a experimental study for producing paving blocks using Mono Polypropylene fibres is presented In fibre reinforced concrete (FRC), thousands of small MonoPP fibres are dispersed and distributed randomly in the concrete during mixing, and thus improve concrete properties in all directions. FRC is being increasingly used to increase static strength, energy absorbing qualities and better fatigue strength of paving blocks.