A REVIEW ON EXPERIMENTAL STRENGTH EVOLUTION OF CONCRETE BY ADDING GGBFS AND GLASS FIBER
Keywords:
Cement, coarse aggregate, compressive strength, Glass fiber reinforced concrete, split tensile strengthAbstract
The infrastructure needs of our country is increasing day by day and with concrete is a main constituent of
construction material in a significant portion of this infrastructural system. It is necessary to enhance its characteristics
by means of strength and durability. It is also reasonable to compensate concrete in the form of using waste materials
and saves in cost by the use of admixtures such as Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, fly ash, silica fume, etc. as
partial replacement of cement. The composite matrix that is obtained by combining cement, Ground Granulated Blast
Furnace Slag, aggregates and fibers is known as “Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Fiber reinforced concrete”.
The fiber in the cement Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag based matrix acts as crack- arresters, which restrict the
growth of micro cracks and prevent these from enlarging under load. This study papers the feasibility of use of Glass
fibers and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag content on structural properties such as compressive strength, split
tensile strength, and flexural strength test.
