Research Paper
Year: 2018 | Month: May | Volume: 5 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 187-192
Study on Properties of Foam Concrete Using Fibers
Jessie Deborah PJ1, S.Kotteeswaran2
1Department of Civil Engineering, 2Department of Civil Engineering,
Jaya Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai, India.
Corresponding Author: Jessie Deborah PJ
ABSTRACT
When it comes to construction, one important factor considered is cost effectiveness and affordability. To achieve cost effectiveness new materials, must be brought into use. One such material that seems useful and affordable is foam concrete. Before, about 2000years ago, Romans found out that animal blood added to sand, hot lime, water and course aggregate, formed bubbles that lasted long, making the mix more workable, long lasting. This leads to the initiation of foam concrete. Foam concrete is also called light weight concrete and thus when used as partition walls in high rise structures can reduce the dead load acting on the structure. Foam concrete is well known for its thermal, insulation and fire-resistant properties. But using foam concrete as a construction material is a major challenge due to its brittle nature. Thus here, we will be using various fibres like glass, polyester, polypropylene, rice hush ash(RHA), coconut coir ash(CCA) in proportions of .15%, 0.30%, 0.45% and their respective properties will be analyzed.
Keywords: coconut coir, Compressive strength, Foamed concrete, flexural strength, glass fibre, Lightweight concrete, polyester, polyethylene, RHA, Sustainability
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