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Building systems using Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum Panels.
This presentation brief about the manufacturing, suitabllity and use of GFRG panels for various components of building.
GFRG/ Rapid wall is load bearing pre-fabricated walling panel. This is suitable for rapid mass scale building construction was originally developed and used since 1990 in Australia. Currently, in India GFRG Wall Panels are manufactured at FACT-RCF Building Products Limited (FRBL) at Ambalamedu, Kochi, Kerala. These presentation contains all in one information about GFRG Panel like uses of GFRG Panels, manufacturing of GFRG Panels at FRBL, stepwise construction of GFRG building and finally a comparison of GFRG building and a conventional building.
Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum Panel use in Building ConstructionGRD Journals
There is large growing requirement of building materials in India due to urbanization. To meet this challenge, india requires innovative and efficient building material. Glass fiber reinforced gypsum (GFRG) wall panel is made essentially of gypsum plaster reinforced with glass fiber. The panels are hollow and can be used as load bearing walls. The hollow cores inside the walls can be filled with in-situ plain or reinforced concrete. Variation of buckling load of unfilled GFRG wall panels for various widths is reported. The axial load carrying capacity obtained from the numerical analysis and the test results comparable for this load case. While assessing the axial load capacity for design under compression, a minimum possible eccentricity is accounted for. An engineering model is proposed to assess the strength of unfilled and concrete filled GFRG wall panels in multi-storied building system subjected to lateral load such as earthquake.
Citation: Jay Rathod, Bhagwan Mahavir College of Engineering & Technology; Shyam Doshi ,Bhagwan Mahavir College of Engineering & Technology; Kevin Lad ,Bhagwan Mahavir College of Engineering & Technology; Parth Parmar ,Bhagwan Mahavir College of Engineering & Technology; Pratik Patel ,Bhagwan Mahavir College of Engineering & Technology. "Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum Panel use in Building Construction." Global Research and Development Journal For Engineering 33 2018: 47 - 51.
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1. TECHNOLOGY PROFILE
Glass Fibre Reinforced
Gypsum (GFRG) Panel
Building System
Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council
Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
Government of India
New Delhi
No.
6/2014
ProspectiveConstructionSystemsforMassHousing
2. System in Brief
Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum (GFRG) Panel known as Rapidwall is a building panel made-up of calcined gypsum
plaster, reinforced with glass fibers. The panel was originally developed by GFRG Building System Australia and
used since 1990 in Australia for mass scale building construction. Now, these panels are being produced in India
and the technology is being used in India.
The panel, manufactured to a thickness of 124mm under carefully controlled conditions to a length of 12m and
height of 3m, contains cavities that may be unfilled, partially filled or fully filled with reinforced concrete as per
structural requirement. Experimental studies and research in Australia, China and India have shown that GFRG
panels, suitably filled with plain reinforced concrete possesses substantial strength to act not only as load bearing
elements but also as shear wall, capable of resisting lateral loads due to earthquake and wind. GFRG panel can
also be used advantageously as in-fills (non-load bearing) in combination with RCC framed columns and beams
(conventional framed construction of multi-storey building) without any restriction on number of storeyes. Micro-
beams and RCC screed (acting as T-beam) can be used as floor/ roof slab.
The GFRG Panel is manufactured in semi-automatic plant using slurry of calcined gypsum plaster mixed with
certain chemicals including water repellent emulsion and glass fibre rovings, cut, spread and imbedded uniformly
into the slurry with the help of screen roller. The panels are dried at a temperature of 275o
C before shifting to storage
area or the cutting table. The wall panels can be cut as per dimensions & requirements of the building planned.
It is an integrated composite building system using factory made prefab load bearing cage panels & monolithic
cast-in situ RC in filled for walling & floor/roof slab, suitable for low rise to medium rise (single to 10 storeys)
building.
3. Classification Class – 1 – Water resistant grade – GFRG panel for external walls, in wet areas and /
or as floor and wall formwork for concrete filling.
Class – 2 – General Grade – GFRG panels for structural application or non–structural
application in dry areas. These panels are general unsuitable for use as wall or floor
formwork and
Class – 3 – Partition Grade – GFRG panel as non–structural internal partition walls
in dry areas only.
Application GFRG panels may generally be used in following ways:
i) As load Bearing Walling – With cavities filled with reinforced concrete is suitable
for multi – storeyed housing. In single or two storeyed construction, the cavities
can remain unfilled or suitably filled with non – structural core filling such as
insulation, sand, quarry dust, polyurethane or light weight concrete.
ii) As partition walls in multi storeyed frame buildings. Panels can also be filled
suitably. Such walls can also be used as cladding for industrial buildings or sport
facilities etc.
iii) As compound walls / security walls.
iv) As horizontal floor slabs / roof slabs with reinforced concrete micro beams and
screed (T-beam action). This system can also be used in inclined configuration,
such as staircase waist slab and pitched roofing.
Dimension Typical Dimension of GFRG building panel are 12.0m x 3.0m x 0.124m
Each 1.0m segment of the panel contains four cells. Each cell is 250mm wide and
124mm thick (see Fig.1).
Fig 1 Enlarged view of a Typical Cell
4. Mechanical Properties (unfilled panels) - based on test results:
Mechanical Properties Nominal Value Remarks
Unit weight 0.433 kN/m2
Modulus of elasticity, EG
7500 N/mm2
Uni-axial compressive strength, Puc
160 kN/m (4.77 mPa) Strengthobtainedfromlongitudinal
compression / tension tests with
ribs extending in the longitudinal
direction.
Uni-axial tensile strength, Tuc
34 – 37 kN/m
Ultimate shear strength, Vuc
21.6 kN/m
Out-of-plane moment capacity, Rib
parallel to span, Muc
2.1 kNm/m
Out-of-plane moment capacity, Rib
perpendicular to span, Muc
, perp
0.88 kNm/m
Mohr hardness 1.6
Out-of-plane flexural rigidity, EI, Rib
parallel to span
3.5 x 1011
Nmm2
/m
Out-of-plane flexural rigidity, EI, Rib
perpendicular to span
1.7x1011
Nmm2
/m
Coefficient of thermal expansion, Cm 12x10-6
mm/mm/o
C
Water absorption
1.0% : 1 hr
3.85% : 24 hrs
Average water absorption by
weight % after certain hours of
immersion.
Fire resistance :
Structural adequacy / integrity / insulation
140/140/140 minutes CSIRO, Australia/ IS 3809:1979
Sound transmission class (STC) 40 dB ISO 10140-3:2010*
* ISO 10140-3:2010 - Acoustics -- Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements -- Part 3: Measurement
of impact sound insulation
Source: GFRG/Rapidwall Building Structural Design Manual
Design
The design capacities are based on limit state design procedures, considering, the ultimate limit state for strength
design, treating the 3.0 m high GFRG building panel as the unit material and considering the strength capacity as
obtained from the test results. The design should be such that the structures should withstand safety against all
loads (as per relevant Indian Standards) likely to act on the structure during its lifetime. It shall also satisfy the
serviceability requirements, such as limitations of deflection and cracking. In general the structure shall be designed
on the basis of the most critical limit state and shall be checked for other limit states.
Detailed design Guidelines are given in “Use of Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum (GFRG) Panels in Buildings -
Structural Design Manual” prepared by IIT Madras and published by BMTPC. It may be obtained on request
from BMTPC.
Experimental studies and research have shown that GFRG Panels, suitably filled with reinforced concrete, possess
substantial strength to act not only as load bearing elements, but also as shear wall, capable of resisting lateral loads
due to earthquake and wind. It is possible to design such buildings upto 10 storeys in low seismic zone. (and to
lesser height in high seismic zone). However, the structure needs to be properly designed by a qualified structural
engineer. Manufacture of GRFG Panels with increased thickness (150 mm – 200 m) with suitable flange thickness
can facilitate design and construction of taller buildings.
6. Transportation The GFRG panels are transported from factory to site, generally through trucks or
trailers. The panels are kept in a vertical position using “stillages” so as to avoid any
damage during transportation. The panels after reaching the site are taken out from
trucks using cranes. Forklifts can be used for easier movement of panels from one
area to another.
Construction The foundation used in the construction is conventional and is designed generally as
strip footing depending upon the soil condition.
For superstructure – plinth beams are cast all around the floor, where walls have to
be erected. The superstructure is entirely based on prefabricated panels. The proce-
dure mainly include fixing of wall panels and roof panels using mechanical means,
preferably a crane and filling the required joint with reinforced cement concrete as
per structural design.
Waterproofing is an essential requirement of the construction at different stages.
Detailed guidelines for waterproofing is require to be followed while constructing
the building.
Limitation of Use • The shorter span of slab (floor / roof) should be restricted to 5 m.
• Is ideal if the same floor / roof is replicated for all floors in multi storeyed structure.
For any variations, structural designer needs to be consulted.
• Curved walls or domes should be avoided. In case it is essential, use masonry /
concrete for that particular area.
• The electrical / plumbing drawing should be such that most of the pipes go through
the cavities (in order to facilitate minimum cutting of panel)
7. Other Features of the System
Green Technology It makes use of industrial waste gypsum. Does not need any plastering. Uses much
less cement, sand, steel and water than conventional building. It consumes much less
embodied energy and less carbon footprint.
Reduced built area Panels being only 124 mm thick, for the same carpet area, the built up area and the
building footprint is much less than conventional buildings. This is particularly ad-
vantageous in multi storey mass housing.
Versatility Panels can be used not only as walls but also as floors, roofs and staircase.
Speed of Construction Using the system, the construction of a building can be very fast compared to the
conventional building. One building of two storeyed (total 1981 sqft with four flats)
was constructed in IIT Madras in one month.
Lightness of structures
bringing safety against
earthquake forces
These panels are very light weight only 43 kg/m2
. Even after filling some of the cavi-
ties with concrete, the overall building weight is much less, contributing to significant
reduction in design earthquake forces and savings in foundation and overall buildings
cost especially in multi – storeyed buildings.
Manufacturing Plants Presently two plants are working in India:
• Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, “Priyadarshini”, Eastern Express
Highway, Sion, Mumbai.
• FACT – RCF Building Products Ltd., FACT Cochin Division Campus, Ambalamedu,
Kochi (Kerala).
The panels manufactured at the above plants are based on the technology transferred
through collaboration with GFRG Building System, Australia.
BMTPC under Performance Appraisal Certification Scheme has evaluated the Panel
manufactured at RCF Mumbai and FRBL Cochin and issued PAC No. 1008-S/2011
and PAC No. 1009-S/2012 respectively. (Available for download from BMTPC website
www.bmtpc.org).
Constructed at IIT Madras Campus in one month duration.
8. The Executive Director
BuiLding Materials & Technology Promotion Council
Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India
Core 5 A, 1st
Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003
Phone: +91-11- 24638096, 24636705; Fax: +91-11-24642849
E-mail: bmtpc@del2.vsnl.net.in, Website: www.bmtpc.org
For more information, kindly contact:
About BMTPC
Set up in 1990, Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) an autonomous
organisation under the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation strives to bridge the gap
between laboratory research and field level application in the area of building materials & construction
technologies.
Vision
“BMTPC to be world class knowledge and demonstration hub for providing solutions to all with
special focus on common man in the area of sustainable building materials, appropriate construction
technologies & systems including disaster resistant construction.”
Mission
“To work towards a comprehensive and integrated approach for promotion and transfer of potential,
cost-effective, environment-friendly, disaster resistant building materials and technologies including
locally available materials from lab to land for sustainable development of housing.”
Few Building Constructed in India are:
• Residential buildings at Udipti Karnataka owner Mr. Satish Rao, built by Harsha Pvt. Ltd., Udipi,
Bangalore.
• Utility Building for Konark Railways at Madgao, South Goa, built by Harsha Pvt. Ltd., Udipti, Banga-
lore.
• Residential building at Udipti by Harsha Pvt. Ltd.
• 3 storey residential building at Calicut by NMS Rapidwall Construction Company, Calicut (2014).
• Two storeyed building at IIT Madras.
• Residential building at RCF Mumbai.
• Model house at Cochin.
References:
• Performance Appraisal Certification PACs No. 1008-S/2011 issued to M/s Rashtriya Chemicals and
Fertilizers Limited, “Priyadarshini”, Sion, Mumbai.
• Performance Appraisal Certification PACs No. 1009-S/2012 issued by FACT – RCF Building Products
Ltd., FACT Cochin Division Campus, Ambalamedu, Kochi.
• GFRG / Rapidwall Building Structural Design Manual, prepared by IIT Madras, published by BMTPC,
New Delhi.
• Schedule of Item & Rate Analysis for GFRG Construction, BMTPC, New Delhi (to be published).
• IS 3809:1979 – Fire Resistant Test of Structures