1. Title: FRC Pavs.
FiberReinforcedConcrete
Name:
Naeem Rezghi
8722229076
Course:
Pavement Eng.
CIV4142-F11
Instructor:
Mrs. Rohani
© 2012 BIHE

2. History
 Lab.Design: In 1889, George W.
Bartholomew proposed the first concrete
pavement to city officials of Bellefontaine,
Ohio.

3. History Cont’d
 Lab. Design
 Practical: After 2 years, completed in
1891, in 1893 Court avenue and Opera St.,
1894 William T.G. Synder 1st American
concrete contractor.

4. What’s FRC?
 FRC (Fiber Reinforced Concrete)

5. What’s FRC?
 FRC (Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Fiber types:
 Steel fibers:

6. What’s FRC?
 FRC (Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Fiber types:
 Steel fibers:
 Syntethic fibers:

7. What’s FRC?
 FRC (Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Fiber types:
 Steel fibers:
 Syntethic fibers:
 Polypropylene:

8. What’s FRC?
 FRC (Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Fiber types:
 Steel fibers:
 Syntethic fibers:
 Polypropylene:

9. What’s FRC?
 FRC (Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Fiber types:
 Steel fibers:
 Syntethic fibers:
 Polypropylene:

10. What’s FRC?
 FRC (Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Fiber types:

11. FRC types
 SFRC(Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Conventional fibers
 High Strength
 High modulus of elasticity
 Resistance from corrosion in alkaline env.
 Their bond to matrix can be improved by
mechanical anchorage.

12. FRC types
 SFRC(Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Conventional fibers
 High Strength
 High modulus of elasticity
 Resistance from corrosion in alkaline env.
 Their bond to matrix can be improved by
mechanical /anchorage.

13. FRC types
 SFRC(Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Conventional fibers
 High Strength
 High modulus of elasticity
 Resistance from corrosion in alkaline env.
 Their bond to matrix can be improved by
mechanical anchorage.
 Mixing methods:
 Adding fibers to truck mixer
 Adding fibers to aggregate stream
 Adding fibers on top of aggregates

14. FRC types
 SFRC(Steel
Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 GFRC(Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Spray-up process
 Premix process

15. FRC types
 SFRC(Steel
Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 GFRC(Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Spray-up process
 Premix process
 Properties:

16. FRC types
 SFRC(SteelFiber Reinforced Concrete)
 GFRC(Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 SNFRC(Syntethic Fiber Reinforced
Concrete)
 Generally mixed in batch process

17. FRC types
 SFRC(SteelFiber Reinforced Concrete)
 GFRC(Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 SNFRC(Syntethic Fiber Reinforced
Concrete)
 Generally mixed in batch process

18. FRC types
 SFRC(SteelFiber Reinforced Concrete)
 GFRC(Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 SNFRC(Syntethic Fiber Reinforced
Concrete)
 Generally mixed in batch process
 Application:
 Cast in place concrete (slabs, pavs, tunnel
linings)
 Factories (vaults, shingles, siding, …)

19. FRC types
 SFRC(SteelFiber Reinforced Concrete)
 GFRC(Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 SNFRC(Syntethic Fiber Reinforced
Concrete)
 NFRC(Natural Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Wet mix batch, Wet compacted mix

20. FRC types
 SFRC(SteelFiber Reinforced Concrete)
 GFRC(Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 SNFRC(Syntethic Fiber Reinforced
Concrete)
 NFRC(Natural Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Wet mix batch, Wet compacted mix
 Materials and properties:

21. FRC types
 SFRC(SteelFiber Reinforced Concrete)
 GFRC(Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 SNFRC(Syntethic Fiber Reinforced
Concrete)
 NFRC(Natural Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Wet mix batch, Wet compacted mix

22. Cost Analysis
 Cost reduction methods:
 Reduction in saw-cutting
 Reduction in number of dowels

23. Cost Analysis
 Cost reduction methods:
 Reduction in saw-cutting
 Reduction in number of dowels

24. Concrete Pavs. In Iran
http://www.rccp.ir

25. References
 American Concrete Pavement Association [Online], Number 4.10, November 2003,
Available: http://www.acpa.org/Downloads/RT/RT4.10.pdf
 American Concrete Pavement Association [Online], Saturday, January 21, 2012, Available:
http://www.acpa.org/Concrete_Pavement/About_Concrete/100_Years_of_Innovation/index.asp
 State-of-the-Art Report on Fiber Reinforced Concrete [Online], Reported by ACI committee
544, ACI 544.1R-96, Reapproved 2002, Available:
http://civilwares.free.fr/ACI/MCP04/5441r_96.pdf
 Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Airfield Rigid Pavements [Online], J.R. Roesler, University of
Illinois, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 10/25/04, Available:
http://ceat.uiuc.edu/PUBLICATIONS/technotes/TN3%20-%20Fiber%20Reinforced%20Concrete.pdf
 Fibers in Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements [Online], Authors: Kevin J. Folliard –
David P. Whitney – David Sutfin and Rian Turner, March 2006, University of Texas at Austin,
Available: http://www.utexas.edu/research/ctr/pdf_reports/0_4392_S.pdf
 Experimental investigation on repair of RC pavements with SFRC [Online], G. Boscato & S.
Russo, University Iuav of Venice - Venice - Italy, ISBN 978-0-415-46850-3, Available:
http://dicata.ing.unibs.it/plizzari/CD/Pdf/181.pdf
 Research on Steel fiber reinforced Concrete Pavement for RTHOTROPIC Steel deck as a
countermeasure for fatigue [Online], Jun Murakoshi – Noaki Yanadori and Hironori Ishii,
Available: http://www.pwri.go.jp/eng/ujnr/tc/g/pdf/23/23-6-4yanadori.pdf
 Fiber reinforced concrete [Online], N. Banthia, University of British Colombia, Available:
http://www.watancon.com/documentation/technical/Banthia_-_Fibre-
Reinforced_Concrete.pdf
 Prediction of Compressive Strength of Composite Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) using
Artificial Neural Network [Online], Razi university, Kermanshah, Iran, Available:
http://www.irbnet.de/daten/iconda/CIB13791.pdf