Enhancement of strength and Durability characteristics of ternary Blended fibre reinforced concrete

Abstract

Concrete is a quasibrittle material with relatively low strength newlineand strain capacity under tension In order to make the concrete strong in newlinetension they are supplemented with reinforcement At both material and newlinestructural levels fibres can improve the strength load carrying capacity and newlineductility of the concrete by varying the percentage and aspect ratio of fibres newlineWhen a large fraction of short fibres are used they control microcracking. newlineThis concept has been adopted for hybrid fibre reinforcement newlineSupplementary Cementitious Material SCM like Silica Fume SF Rice newlineHusk Ash RHA are generally employed as cement replacement materials newlinewhich present a viable solution for sustainable development coupled with newlinemultiple benefits of savings in cost as well as energy newline newline