STUDY ON FLEXURAL BEHAVIOUR OF POLYMERMODIFIED FERROCEMENT BEAM ELEMENTS

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K. Baby Shalini, N. Kiruthika

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Ferrocement is widely used for thin wall structures because of the uniform distribution and dispersion of reinforcement which provides better cracking resistance, higher tensile strength to weight ratio, ductility and impact resistance. However, it forms minor cracks under small loads and so has a problem with durability, since cement mortar has conventionally been used as matrix for the ferrocement. Therefore, to improve the flexural behaviour and durability of ferrocement, specimens were made with modified mortars. The main objective of this paper is to study the Flexural strength for Modified ferrocement beam elements. The addition of admixtures in ferrocement improves its Flexural behaviour and Durability.

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