ALTERNATIVE REINFORCING MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Some recent developments in concrete technology are discussed. Portland cement concrete, which is one of the oldest and most widely used man-made materials, can be substantially modified to satisfy varying needs. The motivation behind many of these changes in basic concrete technology has been to make concrete more suitable for industrially developed countries. However, the same principles can also be applied and modified so that this vital material is made more adaptable for building and housing construction in the less developed countries. The technical aspects of some of these new ideas (polymer concrete, fibre reinforced concrete and ferrocement) are presented in this paper. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  International Centre for Technical Research

  11/12 Pall Mall
  London,   England 
• Authors:
  • Shah, S P
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 3-15
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete construction; Deformation; Developing countries; Durability; Ferrocement; Fiber reinforced concrete; Fibers; Material reinforcement; Polymer concrete; Polymers; Portland cement concrete; Reinforced concrete; Reinforcing materials; Strength of materials; Stresses; Technology; Wire; Wire mesh
• ITRD Terms: 4755: Concrete; 5595: Deformation; 150: Developing countries; 5910: Durability; 4557: Fibre; 3470: Mesh; 7481: Polymerization; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 5544: Strength (mater); 5575: Stress (in material); 3855: Technology; 4520: Wire
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; I32: Concrete; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379272
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM