An Experimental Investigation on the Properties of Fiber Reinforced Concrete with Incorporation of Wood Waste Ash

Abstract

Cementations materials have been used by mankind for construction from time immemorial. The every rising functional requirement of the structures and the capacity to resist aggressive elements has necessitated developing new cementations materials and concrete composites to meet the higher performance and durability criteria. The environmental factors and pressure of utilizing waste materials from industry have also been the major contributory factors in new developments in the field of concrete technology. Concrete is an artificial material in which the aggregates both fine and coarse are bonded together by the cement when mixed with water. The concrete has become so popular and indispensable because of its inherent in concrete brought a revolution in applications of concrete. Concrete has unlimited opportunities for innovative applications, design and construction techniques. Its great versatility and relative economy in filling wide range of needs has made it very competitive building material. With the advancement of technology and increased field of applications of concrete and mortars, the strength workability, durability and other characters of the ordinary concrete need modifications to make it more suitable for a by situations. Added to this is the necessity to combat the increasing cost and scarcity of cement. Under these circumstances the use of admixtures is found to be an important alternative solution. Hence an attempt has been made in the present investigation to evaluate the workability, compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexure strength on addition of wood waste ash (0 – 30%) along with crimped steel fibers (0-1%) in concrete. Wood ash is an admixture: a pozzolana. Wood ash is generated as a by-product of combustion in wood-fired power plants, paper mills, and other wood burning industries.