Experimental Investigation on Performance & Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Plain cement concrete is brittle or weak in environment which has low elasticity or tensile strength and less ductility furthermore plain concrete experiences breaking or experiences splitting because of drying shrinkage and other particular reasons. It has been found that the use of glass fibers in plain concrete controls shrinkage almost passing out with laughter to some extent, improves the ductile properties of concrete. Glass fibers fill the comparative need with an additional advantage of being used in decorative concrete this material is alkali resistant and less thick than steel. Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) is a late presentation in the field of civil engineering. Glass fiber reinforced concrete is a material made of a cementitious grid made out of cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate and water, and in which short length alkali resistant glass fibers are scattered. Also, this product has advantage of being light weight and accordingly decreasing the overall cost of construction, at last getting economy in construction furthermore more great quality, appearance and imperviousness to fire.