Drying Shrinkage Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Incorporating Polyvinyl Alcohol Fibres and Fly Ash
Table 5
Fresh properties of FRC and control.
Mix reference
Fibre length
HWR/C
Slump1
Air content1
Mass per unit volume1
Compacting factor
[%]
[mm]
[%]
[mm]
[%]
[kg/m3]
Control
0
0
0.33
75
1.0
2450
0.85
6-PVA-0.125
0.125
6
0.47
75
1.2
2430
0.84
6-PVA-0.250
0.250
6
0.54
65
1.4
2410
0.82
6-PVA-0.375
0.375
6
0.59
65
1.2
2370
0.85
6-PVA-0.500
0.500
6
0.65
70
1.4
2340
0.89
12-PVA-0.125
0.125
12
0.45
70
1.4
2420
0.82
12-PVA-0.250
0.250
12
0.54
60
1.2
2390
0.84
12-PVA-0.375
0.375
12
0.62
60
1.1
2370
0.81
12-PVA-0.500
0.500
12
0.88
60
1.4
2300
0.84
Slump, air content, and mass per unit volume calculated to the nearest 5 mm, 0.2%, and 10 kg/m3, respectively, in accordance with AS 1012.3.1, AS 1012.4.2, and AS 1012.5.