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Every Polyguard article on concrete fiber: types, dosage, ASTM standards, industrial flooring, shotcrete, precast and asphalt.
Polyethylene fiber reinforced concrete occupies an unusual position: it produces the most impressive laboratory behaviour of any fiber concrete, and it is used...
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Polyester fiber in concrete appears in many low-cost fiber products, often at a price that looks attractive next to polypropylene. The mechanical data on a fres...
Read the note: Polyester Fiber in Concrete: Properties and Uses
The concrete reinforcing fiber types in use today share one mechanism and differ in almost everything else. This article sorts the families, gives realistic dos...
Read the note: What Is Concrete Reinforcing Fiber, and What Types Exist?
Steel fiber for concrete is the oldest of the fiber reinforcement families and still the benchmark that synthetic fiber is measured against. This article covers...
Read the note: What Is Steel Fiber for Concrete?
Both polypropylene and polyester appear in concrete fiber catalogues, often at similar prices, and the data sheets can look interchangeable. They are not. The p...
Read the note: Polypropylene vs Polyester Fiber for Concrete
Most lists of the benefits of synthetic fiber in concrete are marketing. This one names the test method or the site mechanism behind each claim, and ends with t...
Read the note: Benefits of Synthetic Fiber in Reinforced Concrete
Reinforcing concrete with fibers means distributing millions of short filaments through the mix so that reinforcement exists everywhere in the pour rather than...
Read the note: Reinforcing Concrete with Fibers: Mechanism and Economics
Every concrete element cracks. The question a designer actually faces is not whether cracking happens but whether the cracks stay narrow enough to be harmless....
Read the note: Why Concrete Cracks, and How Fiber Stops It
Fiberglass fibers are one of the oldest ways of putting tensile capacity into concrete, and one of the most often mis-specified. The reason is a single material...
Read the note: What Are Fiberglass Fibers and How Do They Affect Concrete?
Choosing between fiber types in concrete starts with knowing what each one actually does. The use of fibers in construction dates back thousands of years. In an...
Read the note: 10 Commonly Used Fiber Types in Concrete and Their Applications
Polypropylene fibers in concrete answer a weakness the material has always had. Despite its high strength and widespread use across a wide range of structures,...
Read the note: Dosage and Application Method of Polypropylene (PP) Fibers in Concrete