TECHNICAL INFORMATION PAMPHLET ON USE OF FIBROUS CONCRETE

THIS REPORT DISCUSSES VARIOUS GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF FIBROUS (STEEL FIBERS) CONCRETE BY FIELD PERSONNEL. INCLUDED ARE DEFINITIONS OF THE NATURE OF FIBROUS CONCRETE, REASONS FOR USING IT, PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MATERIAL, TYPES AND SOURCES OF STEEL FIBERS, AND CONCRETE MIX DESIGN PROCEDURES. THE REPORT SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSES METHODS FOR HANDLING AND BATCHING STEEL FIBERS, CONCRETE QUALITY CONTROL, AND CONCRETE PLACING, FINISHING, AND CURING. EXPLANATIONS OF PROMISING APPLICATIONS, COSTS, AND SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PRELIMINARY REPT M-44
• Corporate Authors:

  Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

  Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 4005
  Champaign, IL  United States  61820
• Authors:
  • Williamson, G R
  • Gray, B H
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete curing; Concrete finishing; Costs; Fibers; Financing; Mix design; Quality control; Steel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Batching
• Old TRIS Terms: Placing
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214275
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 11 1974 12:00AM