Polypropylene synthetic fibres in concrete road pavements for typical road construction Hasselt University
Fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) is a composite material of a concrete matrix and discrete, randomly dispersed fibres. The purpose of these fibres (steel, synthetic or natural) is to withstand the tensile stresses in the concrete and to limit the crack openings through an improved post-cracking behaviour. Fibre reinforced concrete is already applied as structural reinforcement in the construction of bridge decks, industrial slabs-on-ground, ...