CEM-FIL; A CAUTIOUS BREAKTHROUGH FOR GRC

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES AN ALKALI-RESISTANT GLASS FIBRE, CEM- FIL, WHICH FORMS A TOUGH, LIGHT AND MOULDABLE MATERIAL WHEN MIXED WITH NEAT CEMENT PASTE. ITS USE HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO NON-STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS AS ITS LONG-TERM BEHAVIOUR IS UNKNOWN. GLASS REINFORCED CEMENT'S (GRC) PROPERTIES OF DUCTILITY, HIGH IMPACT RESISTANCE AND GOOD FIRE RESISTANCE MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR CLADDING PANELS AND PERMANENT SHUTTERING. POLYGON GRC PANELS PROVIDE A FACING TO THE REINFORCED EARTH WALLS OF THE M62 MOTORWAY. GLASS REINFORCED CEMENT PRODUCTS CAN BE USED WHERE REINFORCED CONCRETE IS TOO BULKY, STEEL FIBRES ARE DIFFICULT TO APPLY, PLASTICS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE AND ASBESTOS IS TOO BRITTLE OR HARMFUL. ALTHOUGH GRC COSTS ALMOST 100 TIMES MORE THAN THE WET CEMENT PASTE IT REINFORCES, ITS PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Reine, P
• Publication Date: 1974-9-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 33-34
• Serial:
  • NEW CIVIL ENGINEER
  • Issue Number: 108
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0307-7683

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alkali; Cement paste; Costs; Ductility; Fibers; Fire resistance; Fires; Formwork; Glass; Glass fibers; Material reinforcement; Mechanical shock; Shock resistance; Strength of materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Impact strength
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Alkalies
• ITRD Terms: 7353: Alkali; 4767: Cement paste; 224: Cost; 5909: Ductility; 4557: Fibre; 1624: Fire; 3639: Formwork; 4547: Glass; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 5471: Shock; 5544: Strength (mater); 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083375
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM