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2. Fiber-reinforced concrete - Wikipedia

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   Fibers have been used as reinforcement since ancient times. [4] Historically, horsehair was used in mortar [5] and straw in mudbricks. In the 1900s, asbestos fibers were used in concrete. In the 1950s, the concept of composite materials came into being and fiber-reinforced

3. Glass fiber reinforced concrete - Wikipedia

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   Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) is a type of fiber-reinforced concrete. The product is also known as glassfibre reinforced concrete or GRC in British English. [1] Glass fiber concretes are mainly used in exterior building façade panels and as architectural precast concrete. Somewhat similar materials are fiber cement siding and cement ...

4. Reinforced concrete - Wikipedia

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   Fiber reinforcement is mainly used in shotcrete, but can also be used in normal concrete. Fiber-reinforced normal concrete is mostly used for on-ground floors and pavements, but can also be considered for a wide range of construction parts (beams, pillars, foundations, etc.), either alone or with hand-tied rebars.

5. Fiber-reinforced cementitious matrix - Wikipedia

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   Plant fibers are a promising area but they are subjected to degradation in the alkaline environment and elevated temperatures during cement hydration. [3] [4] In international literature, FRCMs are also called textile-reinforced concrete (TRC), textile reinforced mortars (TRM), fabric-reinforced mortar (FRM), or inorganic matrix-grid composites ...

6. Textile-reinforced concrete - Wikipedia

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   The use of reinforced concrete construction in the modern world stems from the extensive availability of its ingredients – reinforcing steel as well as concrete. Reinforced concrete fits nearly into every form, is extremely versatile and is therefore widely used in the construction of buildings, bridges, etc.

7. If you own a home, the LA wildfires are trying to tell you ...

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   Given these problems, Long founded NileBuilt in 2019, building homes primarily out of fiber-reinforced concrete panels with foam insulation in the middle. The company's model homes look simple and ...