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Introduction
Concrete is the most widely used construction
material in this modern period It has a very high compressive strength but has a very low tensile strength fiber reinforcement was introduced to improve the performance of concrete Jute is one of the most affordable natural fibers and is second only to cotton in amount produced
Chapter 1 Background
Problem Statement
The low tensile strength has been a disadvantage of
concrete since this property of concrete limits the scope and effect of its application Fiber reinforcement is encouraged to enhance its properties but the use of carbon and steel fiber reinforcement is too expensive
Chapter 1 Background
Objectives
Main Objective:
The main objective of this research project is to
Sub-main Objectives:
To study the importance of fiber-reinforced concrete in
the field of civil engineering To determine the properties of jute and how it acts as a reinforcement in concrete. To determine the advantages and disadvantages of jute as a fiber reinforcement in concrete Chapter 1 Background
Conceptual Framework
Process Input -Characteristics of Jute Fiber (Physical, Chemical) -Advantages and Disadvantages of Jute Fiber as Concrete Additive -Compressive Strength Test using UTM Output -Concrete Cylinder with Jute fiber as additive.
Research Design
By Experimentation and Research
Collection of Data
Primary Data
Experimentation using
Secondary Data
Review of Related
Literature
Chemical
Easily damaged by hot dilute and concentrated cold acids Damaged by strong alkali
Low elongation (1.7% break) Specific gravity (1.5) Moisture regain (13.75%) Dimensional Stability (Good) Low thermal conductivity
Procedure
Design concrete mix using ACI Method.
With required compressive strength of 30Mpa, Computed values for water, cement, gravel, and sand are:
Cement Sand Gravel 2.65kg 4.95kg 4.29kg
Water
1.28kg
Procedure
Mix the water, sand, cement, gravel and jute
fiber properly. Put the concrete mix inside the cylinder mold.
Procedure
Wait 3 days for concrete mix to harden, remove
from mold then place it in the water drum Test the 7th and 4th day compressive strength using Universal Testing Machine Use the formula equation S28 = S7 S7 + 2.5 to solve for 28th day strength
concrete difficult, the workability of concrete was affected jute fiber greatly absorbs the water in the concrete mixture thus, the mixture clumps up and this prevents the uniform grain formation of the concrete the Max stress for the 7th day and 14th day test are close to each other with values of 18.52 and 18.22 Mpa, respectively For Break stress for the 7th day and 28th day test, there is a more noticeable change from 15.93 Mpa to 17.54 Mpa Chapter 4 Data Analysis Our computed 28th day strength was 29.27 Mpa compared to the 30 Mpa required
Conclusion
The researchers therefore conclude that the Jute
Recommendation
Test the tensile strength Make sure that the computation and mixture of the
Chapter 5