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State-of-the art report on hybrid fibre reinforced self compacting concrete
, G. Elangovan
Published in CAFET INNOVA Technical Society
2013
Volume: 6
   
Issue: 2
Pages: 39 - 44
Abstract
This report aims to give a synthesized description of the state-of-the art of the technology of Hybrid Fibre reinforced Self Compacting Concrete. The use of fibres in Self Compacting Concrete is to improve the ductility and toughness. Fibers, used as reinforcement, can be effective in arresting cracks at both micro and macro-levels. At the micro-level, fibers inhibit the initiation and growth of cracks, and after the micro-cracks coalesce into macro-cracks, fibers provide mechanisms that abate their unstable propagation, provide effective bridging, and impart sources of strength gain, toughness and ductility. The combining of such fibers is often called hybridization. In hybrid fiber technology, two or more different types of fibers are rationally combined to produce a composite that derives benefits from each of individual fibers and exhibits a synergistic response and proves to be effective in resisting thermal shocks. The fibers in a suitable combination may not only improve the overall properties of self-compacting concrete, but may also result in performance synergy. © 2013 CAFET-INNOVA TECHNICAL SOCIETY. All rights reserved.
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JournalInternational Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
PublisherCAFET INNOVA Technical Society
ISSN09745904