POLYMER FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE

PAVEMENT
 Introduction
The traditional system of bituminous pavements is widely used in our country.

Bitumen is a by product of petroleum which is depleting day by day.

Locally available cement concrete is a better substitute to bitumen.

Concrete Low Impact and Abrasion Resistance .

The perfect solution would be POLYMER FIBER REINFORCED
CONCRETE PAVEMENTS.

Fiber reinforced concrete pavements are more efficient than ordinary cement concrete
pavement.

Fibers generally used in cement concrete pavements are steel fibers and organic polymer
fibers such as polyester or polypropylene.

This proves to be an environment friendly method

 BRIEF HISTORY OF FIBER REINFORCEMENT

Roman Coliseum was built in 80 AD, used

horse-hair as secondary reinforcement.

Tipu Sultans palace at Srirangpattnam has

been built with Sheeps wool.

A Pueblo house built in 1540 with straw

reinforcement adobe brick is believed to be
the oldest house in USA.

Use of horsehair in plaster has many historical

references.
 Fiber Reinforced Concrete
FRC is defined as a composite material consisting of
concrete reinforced with discrete randomly but uniformly
dispersed short length fibers.

Fibers are generally discontinuous, randomly distributed

through out the cement matrices.

Enhances flexural and tensile strength of the concrete.

Fibers may generally be classified into two: organic and

inorganic.
 MAIN CATEGORIES OF
F.R.C

1. SFRC - Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete.

1. GFRC - Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete.

1. SNFRC - Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete.

1. NFRC - Natural Fiber Reinforced Concrete.

POLYMER FIBER REINFORCED
CONCRETE
 It comes under the category of Synthetic FRC.

Mainly preferred due to its cost effectiveness and zero corrosion risk.

This method has been recognized and approved by BIS, IRC and various
national bodies.
 Why PFRC for pavements?
Crack arresters-restricting the development of cracks .

Enhanced flexural strength and tensile strength of concrete.

Improved early resistance to plastic shrinkage cracking.

Improved durability and reduced surface water permeability of concrete.

Reduces the risk of plastic settlement cracking over rebar.

It enables easier and smoother finishing.

Reduced bleeding of water to surface during concrete placement.

Improves the homogeneity of the concrete matrix.

Reduced water absorption.

Greater impact resistance.

Various polymers used in PFRC
 Advantages of PFRC

PFRC roads are highly impermeable to water.

Implementation of sensors in roads will be easier.

Environmental load of PFRC pavement was found to be significantly lower.

Maintenance activities are reduced.

Impermeable and more durable, skid resistant pavement.

Fibers reduce plastic shrinkage and substance cracking.

Improved abrasion resistance and impact resistance.

Ductile and flexural toughness of concrete.

Cement saving up to 10%

Improve durability of concrete

 Disadvantages of PFRC
Fibers which are too long tend to ball in the mix and create
workability problems.

The use of PFRC, being a relatively new technology poses a

threat of a high initial cost of construction.

In case the road breaks, the whole concrete slab needs to be

replaced.
 CHENNAI RAILWAY
STATION

CONCRETE PLATFORM
NO VISIBLE CRACKS AFTER 1 YEAR OF RIGROUS USAGE
MAJOR PROJECTS:
1. AMRITSAR ELEVATED ROAD MUNICPAL CORP.
2. AMROLI & VARCHA FLYOVER SURAT MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION
3. TAWI BRIDGE JAMMU