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ACI - Innovation in Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Value Item #: 180-P216-03 Author: ACI Publisher: ACI ISBN:SP216 Format: Paperback Your Price: $71.95 In Stock |
A report on the need for fiber reinforcing in concrete structures!From its relative obscurity in the 1960s, the rapid ascent of fiber-reinforced concrete to a mainstream construction material has been nothing short of spectacular, and paralleled by only a few other constructions materials. In spite of having come a long way, however, a lot still remains to be done. Even with nearly 200,000 metric tons of fibers used annually in applications such as slabs-on-ground, shotcrete, precast products, etc., there still exists a number of areas where fiber reinforcement has not made many inroads. One such “frontier” area is that of “structural” concrete. Numerous laboratory studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of fibers in “structural” elements, but neither the code bodies nor the consultants have yet given it a serious thought. The same applies to structures of strategic and military importance that are subjected to blast and impact loading. Fiber reinforcement is without a doubt the most effective way of enhancing the resistance of concrete to such dynamic loads, but this has not yet transpired into practice.This Special Publication is a small step and epitomizes progress. Pioneers of fiber-reinforced concrete were deemed unreasonable by their peers, but as Bernard Shaw said, being unreasonable is the only way to make progress. 240 pp. Innovation in Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Value - Table of Contents:
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