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Behavior of polypropylene fiber reinforced foam concrete beams laterally reinforced with/without glass fiber grid

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PurposeThis research is part of a project that aims to investigate using foamed concrete structurally in houses. Foamed concrete has a porous structure that makes it light in weight, good… Click to show full abstract

PurposeThis research is part of a project that aims to investigate using foamed concrete structurally in houses. Foamed concrete has a porous structure that makes it light in weight, good in thermal insulation, good in sound insulation and workable.Design/methodology/approachAn experimental program is conducted in this research to investigate the behavior of polypropylene fiber reinforced foam concrete beams laterally reinforced with/without glass fiber grid.FindingsThe results proved the effectiveness and efficiency of using glass fiber grid as lateral reinforcements on the shear strength of reinforced foam concrete ribs, in reducing the cracks width and increasing its shear capacity, contrary to using glass fiber grid of reinforced foam concrete beams since glass fiber grid did not play good role in beams.Originality/valueLimited literature is available regarding the structural use of foam concrete. However, work has been done in many countries concerning its use as insulation material, while limited work was done on structural type of foam concrete.

Keywords: reinforced foam; fiber grid; fiber; foam concrete; glass fiber

Journal Title: International Journal of Structural Integrity
Year Published: 2020

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