An Experimental Study on the Effect of Steel Fibres in S-Sand Concrete

Abstract

Sand is a prime material used for preparation of mortar and concrete and which plays a major role in mix design. In this study, one of the ingredients of concrete is sand partially replaced by S-Sand and its nature is studied. Extensive laboratory investigations have been undertaken to study the effect of varying S-Sand on mechanical properties such as compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength. The same study is made by adding 2% of steel fiber by weight of cement to the S-Sand concrete. Steel   fiber increases the mechanical properties of concrete. It prevents crack formation and provides reinforcement to the concrete structure. S-Sand concrete and steel fiber reinforced S-Sand concrete specimens were cast, cured and tested for mechanical properties. In this experiment the results of S-Sand concrete, steel fiber with S-Sand concrete and plain concrete are discussed for M30 grade of concrete.