International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) Volume: 04 Issue: 03 | Mar -2017
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e-ISSN: 2395 -0056 p-ISSN: 2395-0072
Modification of Revolutionary Product Concrete Cloth Associate Prof. Shibi Verghese 1, Aswany B S 2,Diptilu Thalai 3,Meenu Mohan 4, Rudolf Mathews 5 1 Associate
Professor, Dept. of civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India 3 Student of Graduation, Dept. of civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India 3 Student of Graduation, Dept. of civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India 4 Student of Graduation, Dept. of civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India 5 Student of Graduation, Dept. of civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India
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Abstract -This article features a trial and error method
there are no provisions for very rapid and emergency
adopted for modification of Concrete Cloth. Various locally
workable concrete installation methods.
available material were collected and tested to make modified
Concrete cloth is an upcoming revolution in civil world,
Concrete Cloth cost effective and to the same result as
which in turn have a wide range of application in rapid
Concrete cloth. First Trial was done with OPC 53 grade
construction, in state of emergency etc. Due to its own
cement, M sand, polypropylene fibre, gunny bag, wire mesh,
physical property namely flexible and easy to use. Concrete
fibre glass weaving thread. Wire mesh used in first trial was
cloth is a cement impregnated fabric that hardens when
not giving the smooth flexibility as needed so in second trial it
hydrated to form a thin, durable, water and fire proof
was replace by a glass fibre mesh with rest of the material
concrete layer. This evolution may lead to a new way of
being the same. It also has issues with the spilling out of
construction without the use of the mixing equipment. Thus
cement through gunny bag. Therefore in the third trial gunny
it makes construction much easier in just two steps; placing
bag was replaced by cotton canvas rest of the material being
the concrete cloth and spraying water over it.
same as second trial. All concrete cloth formed from these
Concrete Cloth is a ceramic material because of which it is
three trial were tested. Transverse strength test, abrasion test,
fire and water proof. Concrete Cloth has a number of
water absorption test, durability test, surface roughness test
applications in the civil and construction sectors. Other
etc. were conducted on samples.
applications for CC include Roofing, Water Tanks, Flood defences, tunnel lining, retaining walls, erosion control,
Key Words: modified concrete cloth, wire mesh, concrete
building cladding etc.
mix, Polypropylene fibre, gunny bag, M sand
1.1 OBJECTIVE The main aim of the project is to modify concrete cloth by
1.INTRODUCTION Worldwide there is increasing demand for construction and construction materials, for that concrete is the most
using locally available materials. To find the properties of modified concrete cloth.
extensively used material in construction. Since a very long time, construction has followed conventional methods. And © 2017, IRJET
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