fine-grained concrete

Fiber reinforced concrete began to appear in the market in the 60s of the last century, and since then the interest in this type of reinforcement has been steadily growing. The article presents the results of studies on the crack resistance of concrete reinforced with polypropylene fibers of various lengths and volume concentrations in fine-grained concrete. Waste from the wet magnetic separation of the Poltava mining and concentration plant was used as an aggregate in the concrete. Polypropylene fibers with the various lengths diameter of 0.2 mm were used for reinforcement.

The article shows that one of the ways of realization of energy efficient building principles is the introduction of the technology of permanent formwork using monolithic concrete (technologies Quad-Lock and “Tehnoblok”). The use of concretes with high thermal mass provides thermal stability of the premises, decreases the amount of energy for heating and cooling, reduces the emission of greenhouse gases. Development of Ukrainian road infrastructure and its repair are required the use of rapid-hardening and durability materials.