ACI 549.5R 16:2016 Edition
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549.5R-16 Report on Spray-up and Continuous Strand Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
ACI | 2016 | 32 |
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete (GFRC) is a popular construction material used to manufacture precast concrete products in architectural and civil engineering applications. GFRC products have desirable aesthetics and physical properties, including durability, strength, toughness, moisture resistance, dimensional stability, and fire resistance. This report summarizes the processes, properties, and applications of GFRC made by the spray-up process, and processes that use continuous strands and woven, knitted, or bonded textiles. Keywords: alkali-resistant glass fiber; architectural panels; cement boards; composites; concrete panels; ductility; durability; fiber-reinforced concrete; filament winding; formwork; glass fiber-reinforced concrete; glass-reinforced concrete; mesh reinforcement; permanent formwork; premix; precast concrete; spray-up process; textile-reinforced concrete; toughness.
PDF Catalog
PDF Pages | PDF Title |
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3 | TITLE PAGE TITLE PAGE |
4 | CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE 1.1—Introduction 1.1—Introduction 1.2—History 1.2—History |
5 | 1.3—Scope 1.3—Scope CHAPTER 2—NOTATION AND DEFINITIONS CHAPTER 2—NOTATION AND DEFINITIONS 2.1—Notation 2.1—Notation 2.2—Definitions 2.2—Definitions |
6 | CHAPTER 3—APPLICATIONS CHAPTER 3—APPLICATIONS 3.1—Glass fiber-reinforced concrete architectural cladding 3.1—Glass fiber-reinforced concrete architectural cladding |
11 | 3.2—Textile-reinforced concrete 3.2—Textile-reinforced concrete |
12 | 3.3—Glass fiber-reinforced concrete filament-wound poles 3.3—Glass fiber-reinforced concrete filament-wound poles |
14 | 3.4—GFRC permanent formwork 3.4—GFRC permanent formwork |
16 | 3.5—Flat and profiled panel products 3.5—Flat and profiled panel products |
17 | CHAPTER 4—FABRICATION CHAPTER 4—FABRICATION 4.1—Spray-up process 4.1—Spray-up process |
19 | 4.2—Textile-reinforced concrete 4.2—Textile-reinforced concrete 4.3—Filament winding 4.3—Filament winding |
20 | CHAPTER 5—PROPERTIES CHAPTER 5—PROPERTIES 5.1—General properties 5.1—General properties |
22 | 5.2—Fire properties 5.2—Fire properties 5.3—Long-term properties 5.3—Long-term properties |
23 | 5.4—Freezing-and-thawing resistance 5.4—Freezing-and-thawing resistance 5.5—Creep 5.5—Creep 5.6—Sustainability 5.6—Sustainability |
24 | CHAPTER 6—DESIGN PROCEDURES CHAPTER 6—DESIGN PROCEDURES 6.1—U.S. glass fiber-reinforced concrete design practice 6.1—U.S. glass fiber-reinforced concrete design practice |
25 | 6.2—European glass-reinforced concrete design practice 6.2—European glass-reinforced concrete design practice 6.3—Recently proposed design procedure 6.3—Recently proposed design procedure |
28 | CHAPTER 7—REFERENCES CHAPTER 7—REFERENCES Authored documents Authored documents |