Evaluation on strength parameters of self-compacting concrete incorporated with carbon and glass fibres

Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a lean concrete brew which can consolidate under its weight. Because of its dynamic nature SCC finds its space in critical situations and segments with thronged reinforcement. Extensive usage of SCC helps to eradicate phonic damages on the worksite meagerly induced by the shaking of concrete. The supremacy of using SCC requires less time to site the concrete in substantial sections. By differing micro silica ratio as partial replacement of cement an effort is made to read the strength characteristics of SCC. Micro silica has the versatile property, and when added as the admixture in the initial stages, concrete can perform better both in the firm and coarsened state. EFNARC specifications have been used to finalize the trial mixes with various percentages of micro silica (5%, 10%). In this study, special care has been taken to study the staging of a concrete mix with micro silica, super plasticizer, and VMA. The identified compressive strength of cubes at 5% replacement is 28% elevated than that of a 10% replacement. Although there are more experiments with the proportionate blend the good attempt is made with the available vernacular fibres to study the performance of fabricated high strength concrete in a brief manner. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Advances in Materials Research-2019.