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ISSN 2063-5346
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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE WITH COCONUT FIBERS

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Dr.K. K. Gaayathri1 , Dr.J.Anita Jessie2 , Devendra Dohare3 , Dr.K.Baskar4 , Pradeep Kumar Ram5 , Dr.Nityanand S. Kudachimath6
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.10.460

Abstract

The challenge of replacing fibre made from synthetic materials with natural, ecologically benign, and inexpensively manufactured renewable resources and agricultural waste must be resolved, claims the sustainable development idea. The main substance for which fibres are intended is concrete. Therefore, it is crucial and important to employ vegetable waste in concrete. This issue has drawn attention to coconut fibre, a by-product of the production of coconuts, making it pertinent. In this study, the experimental basis for the strength characteristics of dispersed fiber-reinforced concrete using coconut fibres is examined, as well as the impact of the fibre % on the mechanical, physical, and deformation properties. Concrete was used to create the samples, and its compressive strength ranged from 40 to 50 MPa after 28 days. We looked at the primary mechanical properties of the material, such as its strength in compression (cubic and prismatic) and tension (axial and bending), as well as its compressive and tensile stresses. The range for the proportion of reinforcement using coconut fibres was 0% to 2.5%, with 0.25 wt% increments. Testing was done 28 days following the product's production. The electron microscopy approach was used to examine the microstructure of the final compositions. The fraction of coconut fibres that made the most sense was 1.75%. For compression and axial compression, the rise in mechanical indicators was 24% and 26%, respectively, and for tensile bending and axial compression, it was 42% and 43%.

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