The Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) is a composite material; it is regarded as a suitable material for concrete structures. The GFRC is reinforced with alkali resistant (AR) glass fibers, this type of glass fibers understands from 15 to 20% of the zirconium mass; this addition improves considerably the durability of glass in the alkaline environments, but does not solve entirely the problems of its degradation. Generally, the rate of aging of the composite cement-glass depends on type of glass fiber used and condition of the environment. The objective of this paper is to study the effect of glass fibers on the compressive and flexural strength of a cement concrete (sulfate resistant cement) SRC reinforced by alkali-resistant high performance (ARHP) glass fibers and immersed in a wet medium. The results obtained in this study showed that the compressive strength and flexural strength of GFRC depend on the percentage of glass fibers and the exposure time of specimen in the wet medium. The optimal percentage of glass fibers is 3% for both strengths. More still, percentage of 5% of glass fibers influence negatively on the mechanical characteristics of the concrete fiber. In addition, the use of SRC cement with additions of 3% of silica fume and 20% of the slag can decrease the porosity of the concrete fiber and improve the durability of the concrete fiber.
Soft soils are widespread in many areas of the East-West highway of Algeria, covering large areas. Construction projects such as highway embankments, airfields, roads, and railways in such areas experience several problems due to their low strength and permeability. This study used a fully dynamic analysis to evaluate the dynamic response of a highway embankment. The numerical analysis was carried out using the FLAC 2D version 8.10 software. The main objective was to evaluate the effect of rigid inclusions on the dynamic response of highway embankments by monitoring settlement, shear-strain curves, and maximum soil accelerations and displacements at different depth points. The obtained results showed that the configuration of the rigid inclusions significantly influences the dynamic response of the model. For instance, the settlement at 0.9m is 16% higher than at 0.2m from rigid inclusion.
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