Question

Explain stress strain behavior of FRC

Answer 1

Safety and economy are major concerns in building construction. The existing structures support safety aspects of the past and current design practices. However, economy and rationality aspects require continuous research in view of the advancements in material technology and more ambitious functional requirements of new structures. For example, high strength concrete (HSC) offers economic advantage in concrete filled tube columns, core walls, lower storey columns and pre–cast piles. Addition of silica fumes for strength enhancement makes HSC brittle