EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF FLEXURAL CREEP BEHAVIOR OF FERROCEMENT SLAB

Sidramappa Dharane, Archita Malge

Abstract: Experimental flexural creep behavior of ferrocement slab and RCC slab was studied. Fourteen slab panels were casted and tested. The first cracking load and collapse load along with the deflections were measured during the test for every increment of gradual load. The gradual load was kept constant for 24 hours and the deflections were measured at 0, 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 24 hours for each increment of load. It was found that the first cracking load depends upon the specific surface of the reinforcement. Also the behavior of ferrocement slab found to be more ductile as compared to RCC slab designed for same moment of resistance. The theoretical moment of resistance by using IS method and Hongestad’s method was found and the results were compared with RCC slab. The efficiency ratios at cracking and collapse were found. The flexural creep behavior of ferrocement slabs were found superior to RCC slab.

Keywords: Ferrocement, RCC, slab, gradual loading, flexural creep behavior etc

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0304113