A quantitative study on the plastic shrinkage cracking in high strength hybrid fibre reinforced concrete

By A. Sivakumar, M. Santhanam. 2007

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High-performance fiber-reinforced concrete: a review (2016, background): “Mater Sci Eng A 531:107–111 [36] Sivakumar A, Santhanam M (2007) A quantitative study on”
Use of recycled plastics in concrete: A critical review. (2016, unknown): “…(2006) Concrete PP fiber Medium: 0.45–1.8 kg/m3 High: 6–12 kg/m3 63 Martínez-Barrera et al. (2006) Concrete Nylon fiber 1.5%, 2.0% and 2.5% by volume 64 Sivakumar and Santhanam (2007) Concrete PP fiber 4.5 kg/m3 65 Ochi et al. (2007) Concrete PET fiber 0.3–1.5% by volume 66 Suji et al.…”
Evaluating plastic shrinkage and permeability of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete (2016, background): “Sivakumar and Santhanam (2007) studied shrinkage characteristics of 0.5% fiber (combination of steel and polypropylene) reinforced concrete and found reduction in plastic shrinkage crack ranging between 49% and 99%.”
Use of macro plastic fibres in concrete: A review (2015, background): “The drying shrinkage can be quite significant in large flat areas like footpaths 257 and slabs in hot, windy and dry environment [74].”
Experimental investigation on flexural toughness of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (HFRC) containing metakaolin and pumice (2014, background): “In a well-designed composite, there is a suitable interaction between the fibers so the resulting hybrid has a better performance than mono fiber composite [6–17].”