State of the Art on Effect of Fibers in Structural Concrete

Fiber-reinforced concrete has become most widely used material in various construction practices nowadays due to its high ductility and sufficient durability. In this paper the recent advancements in the application of fibers in concrete beams has been studied. Most of the conclusions drawn in this study are arrived by conducting experiments on plain and reinforced concrete beams. Apart from this, an attempt to showcase the recent publications and activities in the area of fibers is also covered. The significance of this paper lies in the collection of research works reported to date regarding the fibers on plain, reinforcedconcrete beams. The behavior of beams were studied under different loading cases, type and volume fraction of fibers and the various parameters were examined. The result indicates that the addition of fibers will enhance the mechanical properties. This paper also discusses about torsion, fatigue behavior, crack propagation, shear behavior, deformation behavior of the fiber reinforced concrete beam