Strength Characteristics of HDPE Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Concrete is one of most widely used man made material, plays vital role in the development of infrastructure Viz., buildings, industrial structures, bridges and highways etc. leading to utilization of large quantity of concrete. It is very strong in compression and weak in tension. Many research works are carried out to improve the tensile properties of the concrete using different types of fibers. Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) is an emerging field in the area of Concrete Technology. The present investigation is focused on the use of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) fiber in concrete percentage varying from 0 to 6% of fibers with 0.5% increment. Samples of cubes, cylinder and beams were tested for the compressive strength, split tensile strength and Flexural strength also comparison was made for the conventional concrete and modified concrete.