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Prediction of Significant Wave Height along Konyaaltı Coast

2017; Akdeniz University; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.24107/ijeas.368922

1309-7997

Rıfat Tür, Dilayda Soylu Pekpostalci, Özen Arlı Küçükosmanoğlu, Alp Küçükosmanoğlu,

Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization

Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) is a cementitious composite reinforced by the addition of alkali-resistant glass fibers. GFRC is widely used for various types of precast products in civil engineering industries. GRFC mixes generally include silica sand to produce precast concrete elements; however, silica sand was replaced with barite sand at the ratios of 5%, 10 % and 15 % of wt. in order to reveal its applicability and potential for different engineering purposes. The flexural strength and the freeze-thaw(F&T) resistance of the composites were studied. The experimental results showed that the replacement of silica sand with barite sand up to 15 % of wt. enhances the mechanical properties of the composites in respect to flexural strength and F&T resistance properties.