STRENGTH AND DURABILITY EVALUATION OF SISAL FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE

Concrete is strong in compression and weak in tension. So we will provide the reinforcement to the concrete. Majorly steel is used as the reinforcement. Many of the researches are in progress to find a substitute to this material. Many investigations proposed artificial fibres. In this project we would like to take the naturally available fibre named sisal fibre is taken as a substitute material to the reinforcement and studied the properties. Inclusion of fibre reinforcement in concrete can enhance many of the mechanical characteristics of the basic materials such as fracture toughness, flexural strength and resistance to fatigue, impact, thermal shock and spalling. In recent years, a great deal of interest has been created worldwide on the potential applications of natural fibre reinforced cement (NFC) based composites. In the present work, it is aimed to investigate the strength and durability with sisal fibre reinforcement. From the results it shows that, sisal fibre reinforced concrete has improved the characteristics of workability, strength and durability