Tensile behavior of plastic fiber reinforced concrete

• Main Author: Tjong, Andi Sanjaya.
• Other Authors: Liu Yu
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38827
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Concrete is a construction material, mainly composed from cement, water, and aggregates. Concrete has a relatively high compressive strength but low tensile strength, which causes cracking problems. As a brittle material, plain concrete fails suddenly once the deformation corresponding to the ultima...