A Innovative Study on the Performance of Banyan Prop Root Fiber Reinforced Polymer Concrete

Abstract

This study focuses on the use of explicit banyan fiber to predict the behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)and composite grid reinforced concrete beams subjected to four-point bending. The load-deflection characteristics obtained from the simulations show good correlation with the experimental data. The fibre reinforced concrete was made with the same percentage of concrete materials as before, but with a banyan prop root fibre content of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% by weight of cement taken. The main aim of the research was to use sustainable materials from natural occurrence or the materials can be prepared by own was preferred. The natural fibers obtained from banyan prop roots was extracted and it is utilized for the production of fiber reinforced concrete. The recent trends in any field of work is sustainability and this can be achieved by the production of FRPC. Since the fibers used in FRC lags in durability and this property can be enhanced with the application of polymer resulting in the production of FRPC. In order to study the durability properties of polymer concrete (PC), Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) and Fiber reinforced polymer concrete (FRPC), these composites are immersed in acid and sulphate solutions and its compressive strength after certain period of immersion was computed. The use of fiber and polymer in concrete thus reduces the effect of corrosion in reinforced cement concrete structures. Hence it is essential to study the effect of polymer and fiber in concrete in the corrosion resistance of steel in concrete.