VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY JNANA SANGAMA,

BELAGAVI-590018

BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

K R ROAD, V V PURAM, BENGALURU-560004

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

PROJECT WORK
(17CVP78)
“USE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND RECRON 3S FIBER TO IMPROVE THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE ”
Presented By, Under the Guidance of
AKSHAYKUMAR 1BI18CV400 Mr. SACHIN T M
KISHOR V S 1BI17CV140 (Assistant Professor Department
YASHWANTH K S 1BI18CV441 of civil engineering)
KIRAN KUMARA B K 1BI17CV146
 CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

LITERATURE REVIEW

METHODOLOGY

OBJECTIVES

APPLICATIONS

CONCLUSION

REFERANCES

 INTRODUCTION
Concrete is widely recognised as a cost-effective versatile construction
Fiber reinforced concrete is a concrete mix that contains short discrete fibers that are uniformly distributed and randomly oriented
It has been recognised that the addition of small closely spaced fiber to concrete would act as crack arrestors would substantially
improve its static and dynamic properties
Different type of fiber are steel fibers, glass fibers, sisal fibers, recron fibers etc… are their.
Its properties would obviously, depend upon the efficient transfer of stress between matrix and the fibres, which is largely dependent
on the type of fibre, fibre geometry, orientation of fibres, mixing and compaction techniques and size of aggregate .
 LITERATURE REVIEW
1] S. Prem Kumar
studied Polyester FRC. In this study, Recron 3s fibre is added as an additive to the concrete. This fibre is
added as 1%, 2% by the weight of fine aggregate in order to improve its performance. The Compression strength, split
tensile strength and flexure strength of M25, M60 and M80 grade concrete are tested for 14, 28 and 56 days of curing and
compared to find the optimum dosage of Recron 3s. 1% Recron 3s in concrete provided better results than 2% Recron 3s in
concrete.
2] Korrapati Anil Kumar
studied the strength properties of concrete with Recron 3s fibre in proportions of 0%, 0.2%, 0.3% and
0.4% for M25 and M40 grade concrete cubes, cylinders and prisms. The investigation is to study the workability
parameters of M25 and M40 grades of concrete using slump cone test, Compaction factor test, and Vee-bee time test. For
strength parameters, each grade of concrete for each proportion, cubes, cylinders, prisms were casted for 7days, 28days,
56days and 91 days strength. The Recron fibre of 0.3% showed better results for M25 and M40 grades of concrete.
3] Rakesh Kumar
discussed the effects of polypropylene fibre on the properties of a paving grade concrete mix of 48 MPa
compressive strength at 28 days. Six concrete mixes with fibre dosages 0.05%, 0.10%, 0.15% by volume fraction besides the
control concrete mix were manufactured. The study suggested a significant reduction in settlement and drying shrinkage without
significant change in compressive strength for the concrete mixes reinforced with fibre.
4] V.Prahatheswaran
studied comparison of Recron 3s fibre reinforced concrete elements with the
conventional concrete specimens. Recron 3s fiber reinforced specimens having different fiber
-volume fractions will be investigated. The parameters of investigation include compressive
strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength. The specimens will be incorporated with 0.5
and 1% volume fraction of Recron 3S fibers in different proportions. It was found that both the
compressive strength and the split tensile strength of the Recron 3S fiber reinforced concrete are
more than that of the conventional concrete specime
5] Sandeep, T:
2015, Recron Medium Strength Fibre Reinforced Concrete, International Journal in IT
and Engineering,
The authors reported that these fibers are causing 30% of increase in the 28-days compressive
strength in the presence of 0.25% recron and 25% flyash substitution. Compressive
strength gets increased by 12% with addition of flyash when compared to plain concrete.
  METHODOLOGY
1. MATERIALS USED

2. MATERIAL PROPERTIES

3. MIX DESIGN

4. SOLUTION PREPARETION

5. CASTING OF SPECIMEN

6. CURING OF SPECIMEN

7. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

8. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

9. CONCLUSION
 Material used

1. Cement
2. Recron 3s fiber
3. Fine aggregate
4. Coarse aggregate
5. Water
POLYPROPYLENE(Recron 3s FIBERS

Recron 3S Fibers not only retards crack initiation but

also reduces the crack width expansion caused by long
term thermal gradient exposures & induced stress due to
dynamic & static loading on the structure.
Recron 3S Fibers exhibits better ductile characteristics
& is found to sustain more load after peak before brittle
failure.
Reliance Industry Limited (RIL) has launched Recron 3s fibres with a
objectives of improving the quality of plaster and concrete.
• Controls cracking
• Reduction in water permeability
• Reduction in rebound loss
• Increase in flexibility
• Applications
Recron 3s fibers can be used in concrete elements such as RC
and pc lintel, beam, column, flooring and wall plastering;
foundations, tanks, manholes cover and tiles; plastering; roads
and pavements; hollow blocks and precast.
 How fibers are work in concrete

FIBRES VERSUS WELDED WIRE FABRICS: both synthetic fibers and wire mesh
used as secondary reinforcement can help control cracking. The primary differences
are when and how well they work. Fibers are most beneficial soon after concrete
placement by controlling the formation. Instead, the mesh merely holds the cracks
together after they have formed, provided the wire is properly placed in concrete.
From an economic standpoint, fibers are much more cost effective then wire
(typically about half the cost of wire in a 4” slab) and unlike wire, fiber will not rust
and cannot be misplaced in the concrete.
Material properties

Recron 3s fibre
Polyester Fiber: In this experiment, “Recron 3s” a Recron 3s fibre
12mm long virgin triangular monofilament polyester Sl.no property value
fiber is used manufactured by Reliance Technology 1. Fiber type Polyester CT2424
Centre Mumbai.
2. Cut length 12mm
3. Effective Diameter 20-40 µ
4. Specific gravity 1.34-1.39
5. Melting point 250-265 Deg.c
fibre properties are referred by:
6. Elongation 20-60%
IOSR Journal of Mechanical and 7. Young’s modulus >5000 MPa
Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE)
8. Alkaline stability Very good
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2320–334X, PP : 32-38 9. Acid resistance Excellent
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 Cement

In this experiment, 43 Grade Ordinary Portland Cement

cement (OPC) with brand name Ultratech Sl.no property value
Cement was used for all concrete mixes. 1. Specific gravity 3.14
Conforming to IS: 8112-1989. 2. Consistency of standard cement paste 29%
3. ⅰ) Initial setting time 93min
ii) Final setting time 274min

4. ⅰ)Compressive Strength for 3 days 23.8N/mm2

Cement properties are referred by:
IOSR Journal of Mechanical and ii) Compressive Strength for 7 days 35.67N/mm2
Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) iii) Compressive Strength for 28 days 45.91N/mm2
ISSN(e) : 2278-1684, ISSN(p) :
2320–334X, PP : 32-38
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 Fine aggregate

Fine Aggregate: The sand used for the Fine aggregate

experimentation was locally procured river sand
Sl.no property value
and was confined to zone-II as per IS 383-1970.
1. Grading of sand Zone II as per IS383
2. Specific gravity 2.61
3. Bulk density
Loose state 1523.70kg/m3
Cement properties are referred by: Compacted state 1673.18kg/m3
IOSR Journal of Mechanical and 4. Fineness modulus 2.49
Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) 5. Silt content 1%
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6. Surface moisture 0.7%
2320–334X, PP : 32-38
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 Coarse aggregate

Coarse Aggregate: The coarse aggregate used in Coarse aggregate

this experimentation were 20mm and 10mm size and Sl.no property value
was confirming to IS 383-1970.
1. Specific gravity 2.84
2. Bulk Density 1551.02 kg/m3 1692.11 kg/m3
Loose state Compacted state
3. Water Absorption 0.90%
4. Flakiness Index 14.13%
Cement properties are referred by:
5. Elongation Index 21.29%
IOSR Journal of Mechanical and
6. Crushing value 21.33%
Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE)
7. Impact Value 15.40%
ISSN(e) : 2278-1684, ISSN(p) :
2320–334X, PP : 32-38 8. Fineness Modulus 7.31
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  MIX DESIGN

The concrete mix design is a process of selecting the

suitable ingredients of concrete and determining their most Grade S M20 M25 M30 M35
optimum proportion which would produce, as economically Cement 1 1 1 1
as possible, concrete that satisfies a certain compressive
strength and desired workability. The mix design is done Fine 1.6 1.5 1.33 1.1
according to IS: 10262-2009. The mix proportions adopted aggregate
for M25 grade concrete is 1:1.5:3.2 with water/cement ratio
Coarse 3.6 3.2 2.87 2.4
of 0.5 and cement content of 360 kg/m³. For M35 grade aggregate
concrete the adopted mix proportion is 1:1.1:2.4 with
water/cement ratio of 0.38 and cement content of 430 kg/m³. Fly ash 0.42 0.43 0.46 0.47
A total of 4 mixes for each grade is adopted i.e. for M25
grade of concrete with 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% adding of W\C ration 0.55 0.50 0.45 0.40
Recron 3s fiber and for M40 grade of concrete 0%, 0.25%, Mix 1:1.6:3.6 1:1.5:3.2 1:1.33:2.87 1:1.1:2.4
0.5% and 0.75% adding of Recron 3s fiber. proportion

The mix design as per IS 10262:2009 

 Solution
preparation
All preparation of concrete was undertaken in accordance
with IS10262-2009
Direction of use (recron 3s fibre) :
Sprinkle the fibre in site mixer with little water. Keep
rotating and add chips, sand, cement and balance water. Mix
it for a few minutes. In case of manual mixing, for best
results mix half the fibre in a bucket of water, stir well and
mix in mortar. Likewise add balance fibre. Recron 3s is
meant for improving the quality of construction, savings on
wastage and for speeding up the work place. Recron 3s is
meant for secondary reinforcement only
 Workability of fresh concrete

1. Slump Test: The Slump test is carried out

as per IS 1199-1959 and noted the slump
values.
2. Compaction Factor Test: The Compaction
factor test is performed as per IS 1199-
1959.
3. Vee Bee Consistometer Test: The
Workability of fresh concrete was
determined by using Vee Bee
Consistometer per IS 1199-1959.
 Casting of specimen
Casting of specimen as per IS 516(part-Ⅳ):2018

1.cubes:
The cubes of size 150x150x150mm for compression test

2.cylindes:
cylinder specimen of dimension 150mm diameter and 300mm length for
split tensile strength

3.prism:
the prism of dimension 100 x 100 x 500 mm. for flexural strength
 EXPERIMENTAL
RESULTS
Test on hardened concrete as per IS 456:2000
Compressive strength
Compressive Strength test of The
cubes of size 150x150x150mm are placed in the machine
such that load is applied on the opposite side of the cubes
as casted. Align carefully and load is applied, till the
specimen breaks.
 Compressive strength test result
cube size 150×150×150mm

Additi Compressive Strength (N/mm2 )

on of M20 Grade M25 Grade M30 Grade M35 Grade
Recro
n fiber 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28 7 14 28
% Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days

0 12.4 18.6 23.7 15.82 23.5 30.04 18.93 27.6 31.30 23.00 33.64 37.28
0.25 13.04 19.42 25.28 18.08 24.13 31.24 20.5 29.56 32.93 23.5 35.58 38.58
0.5 13.80 20.04 25.78 19.15 25.6 32.49 21.06 30.13 33.60 24.3 36.13 39.20
0.75 14.44 20.8 26.71 20.32 26.8 34.09 22.2 31.2 34.67 25.00 36.76 39.90
1 13.80 19.5 25.91 18.07 26.17 32.84 21.2 30.27 33.78 24.70 36.40 39.51

This test result taken from International Journal of Innovative Research in Science,
Engineering and Technology
 Compressive strength of M20 grade concrete of cube specimen
30

25

20

15

10

0
0.00% 0.25% 0.50% 0.75%

7 Days 14Days 28 Days

 Compressive strength of M25 grade concrete of cube specimen
40

35 34.09
32.49 32.84
31.24
30.04
30
26.8 26.17
25.6
25 23.5 24.13

20.32
20 19.15
18.08 18.07
15.82
15

10

0
0% 0.25% 0.50% 0.75%% 1%

% Replacement of Recron fiber

7 Days 14Days 28 Days

 Split tensile strength

The test is carried out by placing cylinder specimen of

dimension 150mm diameter and 300mm length,
horizontally between the loading surface of compression
testing machine and the load is applied until failure of the
cylinder along the vertical diameter. The failure load of
the specimen is noted.
 Split tensile strength test result

Addition of Split Tensile Strength at 28 days (N/mm2 )

Recron fiber %
M20 Grade M25 Grade M30 Grade M35 Grade

0 2.25 3.13 4.01 5.22

0.25 2.9 3.17 4.07 5.27

0.5 2.41 3.28 4.20 5.41

0.75 2.55 3.42 4.34 5.54

1 2.31 3.32 4.18 5.31

This test result taken from International Journal of Innovative Research in Science,
Engineering and Technology
 Split tensile strength of concrete cylinder specimens
6
5.41 5.54
5.22 5.27 5.31
Split tensile strength at 28 days

2
(N/mm2)

0
0.00% 0.25% 0.50% 0.75% 1.00%

% Replacement of Recron fiber

M20 M25 M30 M35

 Flexural Strength Test
The test is carried out to find the flexural strength of the prism of dimension 100 x
100 x 500 mm. The prism is then placed in the machine in such manner that the load
is applied to the uppermost surface as cast in the mould.
 Flexural strength test result

Addition of FLEXURAL Strength at 28 days (N/mm2 )

Recron fiber %
M20 Grade M25 Grade M30 Grade M35 Grade

0 3.11 4.85 5.79 6.81

0.25 3.19 4.93 5.87 7.03

0.5 3.40 5.16 6.18 7.38

0.75 3.96 5.57 6.68 7.69

1 3.53 5.23 6.27 7.41

This test result taken from International Journal of Innovative Research in Science,
Engineering and Technology
 Flexural strength of concrete prism specimens
9
8 7.69
7.38 7.41
Flexural strength at 28 days

6.81 7.03
7
6
5
4
3
(N/mm2)

2
1
0
0.00% 0.25% 0.50% 0.75% 1.00%

% Replacement of Recron fiber

M20 M25 M30 M35

 OBJECTIVES
• The main purpose of this study to investigate the influence of additives fly-ash
recron3s (fiber) in concrete and then testing in SEM.
• The strength characteristics of the concrete M40 are used with
varying percentage of additives and changes in strength, gain in strength and
workability parameters were studied.
• In the present work, an effort is made to use new additives as the ingredients of
concrete and study the effects on M40 grade concrete
• Improves homogeneity of the concrete by reducing segregation
of aggregates.
• Reduces shrinkage cracks/micro cracks.
• Increases abrasion resistance by more than 25%.
• Increases impact and shatter resistance by 100%.
• Increases ductility, compressive, flexural and tensile strength.
• Reduces water permeability which helps prevent correction of
primary steel.
 APPLICATIONS:-

RCC & PCC like

Foundation, tanks,
lintel, beam, column,
manhole cover and Roads and pavements
flooring, and wall
tiles
plastering

Various ready mix

Hallow blocks and
concrete application
precast
etc…
 CONCLUSION
From the above experimental results, it is clear that the strength of concrete increases
when recron fibre is added to it. It is found that the strength of concrete increases
gradually from 0.25% and then decreases in 1% of recron fibre in concrete. M20,
M25, M30, M35 grades of concrete showed better results for 0.75% of recron in
concrete. The strength of all the four grades of concrete decreased when recron was
increased to 1% in concrete. Better flexural strength was obtained when the recron
fibre was increased to 0.75% by weight of cement in concrete. Split tensile strength
increased from 0.25% to 0.75% of recron in concrete and decreased when 1% of
recron was added to concrete. So, in order to get maximum strength, 0.75% of recron
fibre by weight of cement can be added to concrete.
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