MANAMA: Cutting-edge solutions for modern day
fibrous concrete construction was the focus of a meeting of the Bahrain British Business Forum (BBBF) Projects & Construction Special Interest Group (SIG).
Industry experts from Twintec Middle East presented a variety of cutting-edge solutions for modern-day
fibrous concrete construction at an event hosted by the Bahrain British Business Forum (BBBF).
Cast from
fibrous concrete mixes, the Greenleaf-certified planks and panels are stain and water resistant, low maintenance and sealed with natural oil.--Concreate LLC, North Hollywood, Calif., 855/265-2116; www.concreate.net
The modulus of elasticity is 33.2 GPa for ordinary concrete, whereas that
fibrous concrete is 34.8 GPa.
Polypropylene
fibrous concrete containing 50% copper slag exhibits an improvement in strength compared to concrete containing 30%-40% of copper slag with polypropylene fibres.
(2005) examined, through experimental studies, the flexural behaviour of corbels made of plain or
fibrous concrete with steel bars.
In case of reinforced
fibrous concrete, friction between fibers and concrete matrix and fiber yielding also contribute importantly in energy dissipation.
Fibrous Concrete Field Batching Sequences, ACI Journal: 504-505.
For each water--cementitious materials ratio (w/cm), one plain concrete (silica fume concrete) mix, and three
fibrous concrete mixes having fiber volume fractions ([V.sub.f]) of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 percent by volume of concrete (39, 78 and 117.5 kg/[m.sup.3]) were prepared.
The design incorporates a system of wall panels that consist of an environmentally safe, pure foam core sandwiched between two layers of
fibrous concrete, according to Celia president L.D.