1Dept. of Civil Engineering, National, Institute of Technology, Warangal, India.
2Kitami Institute of Technology, Hokkaido, Japan.
*(Presently JSPS Scholar, Kitami Institute of Technology, Hokkaido, Japan)
The development of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) marks an important milestone in improving the product quality and efficiency of the building industry. SCC improves the efficiency at the construction sites, enhances the working conditions and the quality and appearance of concrete. Use of glass fibers in SCC bridge the cracks and enhance the performance of concrete by not only avoiding the propagation of cracks but also contribute to an increased energy absorption compared with plain concrete. Glass Fiber Reinforced Self-Compacting Concrete (GFRSCC) combines the benefits of SCC in the fresh state and shows an improved performance in the hardened state compared with conventional vibrated concrete. In the present work, the stress-strain curve for GFRSCC has been suggested and an analytical stress-strain model was developed based on the experimental results.
