Abstract
Nowadays the Forta-fibers are one of the essential additives in concrete because of their excellent properties such as non-corrosive, non-magnetic, easy-to-finish, color blended fiber, reduce shrinkage and temperature cracking, and 100% alkali proof. A number of efforts have been taken in the domain of reinforced concrete to flourish such high-performance concretes using superior engineering features with the use of Forta-fibers. The aim of this research work is to evaluate the behavior of only concrete and reinforced concrete combined with polypropylene Forta-Fibers experimentally. The experimental program consists of three different quantities of polypropylene Forta-Ferro fiber and Forta-Econo Net fiber mixed with concrete to prepare the test samples. The present study also emphasizes the effect of polypropylene Forta-fiber on properties such as flexural strength and compressive strength of concrete and reinforced concrete respectively. The experimental outcomes of Forta-Fiber concrete and reinforced concrete specimens are associated with equivalent conventional concrete and reinforcement concrete specimens. The stresses, ultimate load, and failure modes of the specimens are monitored, analyzed, and compared. However, the observed failure patterns are changed for Forta-fiber reinforced concrete specimens related to conventional concrete specimens. From the investigation, it is observed that the adding of polypropylene fibers increases the compressive strength of concrete in the range of 10–20% related to conventional non-fibrous concrete. Also, the Forta-fiber reinforced concrete without steel reinforcement has enriched the flexural strength of beam specimens related to the flexural strength of conventional reinforced concrete beams. From the study, it is revealed that the Forta-fibers as additives in reinforced concrete is a good alternative to replace some percentage of steel from the conventional reinforced concrete because it improves the flexural strength and compressive strength.
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