Review on Effect of Steel Fibres and Glass Fibres on Self Compacting Concrete

The present article present brief review regarding the behaviour of self-compacting concrete with the addition of steel fibres and glass fibres. Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a concrete which compact and settle by its own weight thereby smooth finishing can be achieved within a confined formwork. In structural members with high percentage of reinforcement, it fills also completely all voids and gaps. The past study place emphasis mainly on, the fresh and hardened properties of fibre reinforced concrete. Fresh properties include flow ability, passing ability and viscosity related segregation resistance. Hardened properties include compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, modulus of elasticity, and Ultrasonic pulse velocity. The results indicated of the fresh properties of SCC with steel fibre, reduction in workability with increase of steel fibres content. Self-compacting concrete with the addition of steel fibres shows enhanced tensile strength, flexural strength, and resistance to impact, fatigue and ductility, volumetric changes and effectiveness to aggressive environment with respect to ductility. Also with respect to the surface finishing SCC proved to be good when compare to any other type of concrete.