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FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE Explain the use of the following fibers: a) Steel b) Glass c) Natural d) Polymer e) Asbestos f) Carbon

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FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE

Explain the use of the following fibers:

a) Steel

b) Glass

c) Natural

d) Polymer

e) Asbestos

f) Carbon

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fiber reinforced concrete the fiber reinforced concrete is composit concrete which contain a mixture of concrete some plastimers and suitable fibers the effect of fiber in fiber reinforced concrete contol the craking due to plastic shrinkage and drying shrinkage reduce the bleeding of concrete helps to increase the tensile strength of the concrete reduce the air voids and icrease the durability reduce the creep some fibers may reduse the strength of the concrete factors effecting the properties of the fiber volume of the fiber in concrete relative fiber matrix orientation of fiber workability and compaction during concreting size of aggregate mix    See Answer
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