Experimental Study of Coir Fiber as Concrete Reinforcement Material incement Based Composites

摘要

The overall goal of this research is to investigate the behavioural study of natural fibre in concrete structure. The coir fibre recently attracted an interest as a sustainable fibre composite material, due to some specific mechanical property which can be compared to artificial fibre. The Coir fibre is treated using natural latex before using in concrete, so that it is not be affected by moisture content presented in concrete. In this experimental study of 28 days the co mpressive strength and split tensile strength are carried out using different coir fibre length of 20mm, 25mm and 30 mm respectively o f different percentage as0.5%, 0.75% and 1%. Encouragement should be given for the use of natural fibres which are locally available materials, in the field of civil engineering.