EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE DURABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF HYBRID FIBER REINFORCED SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE

Abstract

Concrete is a recently developed material in the last few decades, which is made up of cement, fine aggregates and water. Self-Compacting concrete can be classified as an advanced construction material. The SCC, as the name suggests, does not require to be vibrated to achieve full compaction. In this project, an attempt is made to study experimentally the durability properties of M40 Self compacting concrete containing Hybrid admixtures such as steel fibre and polypropylene at 0.5% and 1%. Natural sand is replaced by 30% to the weight of sand. Durability characteristics have been studied for both the reference concrete as well as admixture concrete.