Glass fiber reinforced concrete exclusive assets and applications in construction

Abstract

Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete or (GFRC) is a composite that has glass fibers instead of steel strands for its reinforcement. Removing the steel reinforcement not only weakened, but also omitted steel erosion, corrosion, and their future repair costs, steel reinforcement costs, optimal coverage, and etc. In this research, several sources were studied to determine and clarify GFRC’s applications in order to compare its featured properties with other fibers. Different figures and tables provided that show and compare physical and mechanical properties of GFRC and other fiber reinforcement. GFRC can be used wherever a light, strong, weather resistant, attractive, fire resistant, impermeable material is required. It has remarkable physical and mechanical assets. GFRC properties are dependent on the quality of materials and accuracy of production method. Despite its wide range applications in architecture the chief goal is to show and introduce important structural purposes, for instance: anti rust characteristics of GFRC made it a good replacement for water and sewer pipes and tanks, a thin protective layer of GFRC on concrete beams and columns can increase their durability in fire as well as low temperatures and generally it is a good replacement for susceptible materials in difficult environments.