期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：6
页码：14010
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Ferrocement is a highly versatile construction material and possess high performance characteristic,especially in cracking, strength, ductility, and impact resistance as its reinforcement is uniformly distributed in thelongitudinal and transverse directions and closely spaced through the thickness of the section.. There is an amplescope for mass production and standardization together with the economy in construction. Ferrocement is suitable forlow-cost roofing, pre-cast units and man-hole covers. It is also used for the construction of domes, water tanks, boats,silos and folded plates. An experimental investigation on flexural behavior of trough shaped ferrocement panelsreinforced with skeletal steel and GI hexagonal wire mesh with varying number of wire mesh layers is presented. Theslab panels are tested under flexural loading by applying line loads at 1/3rd points. From the studies, it is observed thatthe load carrying capacity, deformation of ultimate load and energy dissipation capacity are high in case of increasingnumber of wire mesh layers. Further it is observed that a reduction in crack width and increase in no of cracks indicatesthe delay in crack growth.
