Glass fiber reinforced high volume fly ash mixed green sustainable concrete (original) (raw)
2022, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research
In this paper the materials used in my projects such as coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, glass fiber, fly ash and other constituents of fly ash-based glass fiber reinforced concrete have been focused. The properties of the construction materials have also been stated in brief along with advantages and disadvantages of glass fiber concrete. In India, all old glass materials are considered as waste materials. It is disposed to the disposal ground just like other materials. The old glass materials can be recycled in factories. These recycled glass materials become an important ingredient for making GFRC. The primary aim of using glass fiber is to examine the strength of concrete made with glass fiber in comparison to plain concrete. The secondary aim is to examine the economy of GFRC for which an economic analysis could be made. Proper literature review has been done. The characteristics of glass fiber have considerable influence on the design, efficiency, output and particularly the reliability and durability of the glass fiber-based concrete. The glass fiber characteristics play a vital role in controlling the atmospheric pollution of concrete industries. All the materials with the specifications which I used for my experiments have been elaborately discussed. The apparatus and the instruments which were used for performing my experiment have also been mentioned. All the test results for all kind of specimens (cubes and beams) have been stated. The efficacy of the test results has also been discussed. Particulars in regards to design mix, especially its calculation have been furnished. Glass fiber reinforced concrete is considered to be a very useful item needed for the present concrete industries. The comparative cost of GFRC and conventional concrete has been stated here. It was found that the percentage of saving per cubic meter of fly ash-based glass fiber reinforced concrete is to the tune of 3% compared to conventional concrete. Glass fiber reinforced fly ash mixed green and sustainable concrete is a high strength high performance concrete as per our compression and flexural experiment results. The service life of GFRC is higher than that of traditional concrete and thus GFRC is widely used in architecture, building and other concerned engineering applications.
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