Glass reinforced concrete

polycon glass fibre reinforced concrete is a composite material in which approx. 5 % alkali-resistant glass fibres are added to the concrete mix. This proportion of glass fibres particularly increases …

Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) is concrete containing fibrous material which increases its structural integrity. It contains short discrete fibers that are uniformly ... Historical perspective - Effect of fibers in concrete - Benefits

Developed in the 1930s, Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete or GFRC incorporates hydration products of cement or cement plus sand and glass fibres. The first country to reinforce concrete with glass fibres was Russia......

Composition Cement: Generally Portland cement is used. Aggregates: Fine aggregates are used in general in the making of GFRC Glass fibres: Continuous filament and alkali resistant fibres are prefer…

Directory and listing of fiber-reinforced concrete structures from around the world including images, technical data, literature and other project information.

Construction material - GRC - composed of glass fiber reinforced micro concrete, ideal for its application on facades among others!

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Hume Building Products supplies Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete (GRC) for architects, builders and designers. Our leading brand GRC is customisable to suit any project.

There has been an increased focus on manufacturing high-performance concrete products by adding various fibers, in different proportions. The fibers like glass, carbon, polypropylene and aramid fibers provide improvement in concrete properties like tensile strength, fatigue characteristic, durability, shrinkage, impact and erosion resistance. Because of such characteristics, Fiber Reinforced Concrete has found many applications across […] The post Glass-Fiber Reinforced Concrete – ad