Abstract
Coir fibres and jute fibres are natural materials that are abundantly available in tropical regions of our country. Waste generated by the industrial and agricultural processes has created disposal and management problems, which causes serious challenges for environmental conservation. A considerable amount of coir fibres and jute fibres remain in the environment as waste, so the utilization of these materials for construction is an important step to improve sustainability and eco-friendly construction. The current study deals with the addition of coir and jute fibres to concrete such as attain sustainable construction material without sacrificing the strength of concrete. To check its suitability, test for compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexure strength and water absorption test were performed. To ensure the suitability of coir fibres and jute fibres as ingredients of concrete the results obtained from above were compared with conventional concrete. Also, a comparative study of fibre reinforced concrete and self-compacting fibre reinforced concrete was carried out. The work was carried out by conducting tests on the raw materials to determine their properties and suitability as engineering material. Concrete mix designs were prepared using the IS method for an M30 grade concrete. The specimens were cast with percentage addition of 0.7 jute fibre and 0.3 coir fibre, 0.3 Jute fibre and 0.7 coir fibre and 0.5 Jute fibre and 0.5 coir fibre.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Yan L, Su S, Chouw N (2015) Microstructure, flexural properties and durability of coir fibre reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with flax FRP composites. Compos Part B 80:343–354
Ali M, Li X, Chouw N (2013) Experimental investigations on bond strength between coconut fibre and concrete. Mater Des 44:596–605
Ali M, Liu A, Sou H, Chouw N (2012) Mechanical and dynamic properties of coconut fibre reinforced concrete. Constr Build Mater 30:814–825
Girisha C, Gunti R (2012) Sisal/coconut coir natural fibres-epoxy composites: water absorption and mechanical properties. Int J Eng Innov Technol 2:166–170
Dinesh A, Harini S, Jasmine Jeba P, Jincy J, Javed S (2017) Experimental study on self compacting concrete. Int J Eng Sci Res Technol 25(6):42–50
IS 10262:2019. Concrete mix proportioning—guidelines
Sahaya Ruben J, Baskar G (2014) Experimental study of coir fiber as concrete reinforcement material increment based composites. Int J Eng Res Appl 4(1):128–131
Ramli M, Kwan WH, Abas NF (2013) Strength and durability of coconut-fiber-reinforced concrete in aggressive environments. Constr Build Mater 38:554–566
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this paper
Cite this paper
Neha, H., Hassan, R., Shaji, S., Sreelakshmi, P.V., Abin Thomas, C.A. (2020). Development of SCC Mix Using Jute and Coir as Additives. In: Dasgupta, K., Sajith, A., Unni Kartha, G., Joseph, A., Kavitha, P., Praseeda, K. (eds) Proceedings of SECON'19. SECON 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 46. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26365-2_23
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26365-2_23
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-26364-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-26365-2
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)