Studies on Inclusion of Polypropylene (PP) Geo-fabric in Concrete

The concrete is a composite material made by proper proportions of fine aggregates, course aggregates along with proper water to cement ratio. This composite in hard state very strong in compression and having ability to take more gravity loads. Concrete members are weak in tension hence commonly steel is adopted as reinforcement in all over the world. Several researchers tried to enhance the tensile reinforcement by various alternative materials and also successfully showed the importance of various fibres and alloy materials in concrete. The materials used for enhancing tensile strength must possess good bond strength, thermal resistance, corrosion resistance and recyclable. In this present paper, an experimental work has been conducted to know the behaviour of polypropylene (PP) Geo-fabric as partial replacement for reinforcement in concrete for non-importance small scale structural members. Different tests like compression, split tensile, flexure tests have been conducted with the presence of PP Geo-fabric and results shown better performance compared with normal conventional test specimens.