Influence of fibreglass mesh on physical properties of lightweight foamcrete. IIUM Engineering Journal, 22 (1). pp. 23-34. ISSN 1511-788X (2021)
Abstract
This research project was designed to investigate the influence of fibremesh on the durability properties of lightweight foamcrete (LFC). The fibremesh, categorized as a synthetic fibre (man-made fibre), was used for this study. It poses a continuous fibre with warp and weft structure that was used as confinement material in this investigation where four different weights per area (g/m2) of the fibremesh wereobserved namely, 110 g, 130 g, 145 g, and 160 g. Three experimental tests were involved in this preliminary study: porosity, water absorption, and drying shrinkage test. All the specimens were confined with 1-layer fibremesh at a constant density of 1100kg/m3 of LFC and the result was compared with the control (unconfined LFC). The 160 g/m2 of fibremesh significantly improved the physical properties of LFC where 13.8%, 20%, and 57.4% enhancement was obtained for the porosity, water absorption, and drying shrinkage result, respectively.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Foamed concrete, Property, Fibremesh, Confinement |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > College of Engineering > Civil Engineering > Structural and Material |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > College of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Eza Eliana Abdul Wahid |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2022 03:08 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2022 03:08 |
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