Characteristics of PVC Coated Welded Wire Mesh Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Authors

  • Indradi Wijatmiko Department of Civil Engineering, University of Brawijaya, Malang, 65145, INDONESIA
  • Ari Wibowo Department of Civil Engineering, University of Brawijaya, Malang, 65145, INDONESIA
  • Christin Remayanti Nainggolan Department of Civil Engineering, University of Brawijaya, Malang, 65145, INDONESIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9744/ced.21.1.50-56

Keywords:

Fiber, PVC coated wire mesh, concrete, tensile strength, compressive strength

Abstract

Introducing fibers into concrete aims to improve the low tensile strength of concrete and its brittle properties. In this research, readily available PVC coated welded wire mesh with diameter of 1 mm was used as fibers in concrete. There are several variations of concrete samples prepared for this study, i.e. based on the fiber’s volume fraction, length and interlocking schemes. Concrete samples were subjected to tensile and compressive strength, and elastic modulus tests. The results show that the incorporation of PVC coated welded wire mesh slightly increases the tensile strength of concrete, with the optimum fiber volume fraction of 1.5%; with the fiber length of 3.6 cm, and with the interlocking of 1.2 cm. However, the concrete compressive strength is slightly reduced, compared to the normal ones. The presence of PVC coated welded wire mesh as fiber also tends to reduce the elastic modulus of fiber reinforced concrete.

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Published

2019-03-28

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Wijatmiko, I., Wibowo, A., & Nainggolan, C. R. (2019). Characteristics of PVC Coated Welded Wire Mesh Fiber Reinforced Concrete. Civil Engineering Dimension, 21(1), 52–58. https://doi.org/10.9744/ced.21.1.50-56

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2019): MARCH 2019

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