This is a small work which compares the different mechanical properties of concrete with varying percentage of PVA along with 10% of partially replaced granite fines(which is obtained as the optimum percentage replaced by fine aggregates). The study concluded that the addition of fibres like polyvinyl alcohol fibre to concrete with granite fines can enhance the strength of the concrete.

1. STUDY ON THE PROPERTIES OF
ADDITION OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
FIBRES IN CONCRETE WITH GRANITE
FINES
GUIDED BY PRESENTED BY
Ms. Smrithi Cheriyath Hamsui Harold
Asst. Professor M2 SE
Dept. of Civil Engg Roll No. 9
MBCET MBCET
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2. OVERVIEW
 INTRODUCTION
 LITERATURE REVIEW
 COMMENTS ON LITERATURE REVIEW
 OBJECTIVES
 METHODOLOGY
 RESULT AND DISCUSSION
 WORK PLAN
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3. INTRODUCTION
• Concrete is one of the most widely used construction
material in the world.
• Excessive consumption of river sand has resulted in
ecological imbalance.
• The fine aggregates are being partially replaced by
granite fines.
• For improving the properties of concrete and also to take
up tension fibres are being added to concrete.
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4. • To reduce cracks and to improve the strength and
ductility fibers are being added.
• The fibre used here is polyvinyl alcohol fibres.
Introduction (Contd…)
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5. GRANITE FINES
• Reduces the construction cost due to saving in
material cost
• Decreases the demand for primary natural resources
• Minimizes the environmental impact due to quarrying
and aggregates mining
• Lowers permeability
• Useful alternative for fine aggregates in the
construction field
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Introduction (Contd…)

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Fig.1 Granite Fines[6]
Introduction (Contd…)

7. POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FIBRE
Sl no. Properties Values
1 Density 1190 kg/m3
2 Fibre thickness 0.01 mm
3 Fibre length 12 mm
4 Aspect ratio 315
5 Young’s Modulus 20-25 GPa
6 Tensile Strength 1200-1500 MPa
7 Melting point 1500 C
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Table 1: Physical properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fibre
(provided by manufacturer)
Introduction (Contd…)

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Fig.2 Polyvinyl Alcohol Fibre (PVA) [3]
Introduction (Contd…)

9. LITERATURE REVIEW
AUTHOR
&YEAR
TOPIC DESCRIPTION RESULTS
Satishkumar
et al. (2017)
Experimental
Investigation on
Strength and
Durability
Characteristics
of HPC with
Polypropylene
Fibre and Silica
Fume
The study of
compression
strength test and
durability
properties of HPC
using
polypropylene
fibre and
replacement of
fine aggregate
with silica fume as
the mineral
admixture.
Mix with 0.1% of
polypropylene fibre and
50% silica fume gives a
maximum compressive
strength of 77.6 MPa
when compared with
nominal mix and also
achieved good results in
water absorption,
porosity, sorptivity ,
acid resistance, sea
water resistance.
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10. AUTHOR
&YEAR
TOPIC DESCRIPTION RESULTS
Sreeja et al.
(2017)
Strength of
Polypropylene
Reinforced
Concrete using
Granite fines as
Partial
replacement for
fine aggregates
Different fibre
fractions were
evaluated for their
effect on fresh and
hardened properties
of PP fibre
reinforced
concretes along
with fine aggregate
partially replaced
with granite fines
PP fibre significantly
enhances the static
mechanical
properties. The
optimum percentage
in the replacement
of fine aggregates
with granite fines is
10%. The optimum
percentage in the
addition of PVA is
0.25%
Literature review(Contd…)
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11. AUTHOR
&YEAR
TOPIC DESCRIPTION RESULTS
Samali et al.
(2017)
Static mechanical
properties of
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Fibre Reinforced
Concrete
Four fibre fractions
(0·125, 0·25, 0·375
and 0·5%) were
evaluated for their
effect on fresh and
hardened properties
of PVA fibre
reinforced
concretes. Fly ash
was also used as
partial replacement of
Portland cement in all
the mixes.
PVA fibre
significantly
enhances the static
mechanical
properties of
concrete as well as
improving its post-
peak response and
ductile behaviour.
The optimum was
obtained at 0.375%.
Literature review(Contd…)
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12. AUTHOR
&YEAR
TOPIC DESCRIPTION RESULTS
Jalal et al.
(2016)
Mechanical
Properties of
Hybrid Basalt-
Polyvinyl Alcohol
(PVA) Fiber
Reinforced
Concrete
Total five mixes were
investigated with one
control plain concrete
and four with fiber
volume fraction of
0.3%, 0.6%, 0.9%
and 1.2%. Basalt and
PVA were used in
same quantity
0.3% volume
fraction of fiber was
found to be optimum
with the negligible
decrease in
compression, split
tensile and flexure
strength while
caused the
considerable
increase in first crack
toughness, flexure
toughness, and
maximum deflection.
Literature review(Contd…)
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13. AUTHOR
&YEAR
TOPIC DESCRIPTION RESULTS
Venkatachelam
et al. (2016)
Flexural
Behavior of
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Fiber Reinforced
Concrete
The PVA fiber added
to the conventional
concrete 0%, 0.1%,
0.2%, 0.3% and 0.4%
by its cement weight.
the flexural behavior
was studied and
compared with
conventional
concrete.
The optimum level
of PVA fiber was
determined as 0.3%
based on the
compressive
strength, split tensile
strength and
modulus of rupture.
Literature review(Contd…)
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14. AUTHOR
&YEAR
TOPIC DESCRIPTION RESULTS
Noushini et al.
(2015)
Influence of
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Fibre Addition on
Fresh and
Hardened
Properties of
Concrete
Based on total
concrete volume, 3
fibre fractions of
0.25%, 0.5% and 1%
were evaluated for
their effect on fresh
and hardened
properties of PVA
fibre reinforced
concretes (FRCs).
Air content
remained similar with
increasing fibre
addition. Optimum
fibre addition was
established for
0.25%. 16%
improvement noted
in compressive
strength compared
to control concrete at
28 days.
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15. AUTHOR
&YEAR
TOPIC DESCRIPTION RESULTS
Kulkarni et al.
(2015)
A study on
strength
properties of
hybrid fiber
reinforced
concrete
A study using various
combinations of hybrid
fibers i.e., Glass and
polypropylene fibers as
an addiction to normal
concrete using varying
volume fractions of
hybrid fibers varying
from 0% to 1.5%. The
different tests were
conducted on HFRC
and same were
compared with the
normal conventional
concrete.
The percentage
increase in strength
at 0.5% and 1.0%
were 7.1% and
12.04% respectively
compared to
conventional
concrete of
strength.
Literature review(Contd…)
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16. AUTHOR
&YEAR
TOPIC DESCRIPTION RESULTS
Madhan et al.
(2013)
Flexural Behavior
of FRC Using
Recycled
Aggregates with
recycled
aggregates
Replacement
The comparative
study of flexural
behaviour of fibre
reinforced concrete
with recycled
aggregates used as
a full replacement for
natural aggregates
and natural sand
respectively.
The combination of
natural aggregate
and 0.5% fiber
showed high strength
when compared to
other combinations.
Moreover the
addition of recycled
aggregate showed
high strength next to
that of with natural
aggregate.
Literature review(Contd…)
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17. AUTHOR
&YEAR
TOPIC DESCRIPTION RESULTS
Baruah et al.
(2007)
A comparative
study of
compressive,
flexural, tensile
and shear
strength of
concrete with
fibres of different
origins
A study to determine
the compressive
strength, modulus of
rupture, split tensile and
shear strength of
concrete made using
fibres of five different
origins. The fibres used
were steel fibre of two
different sizes,
polyester fibre, E-
glass fibres and two
naturally occurring
fibres (white jute and
coconut coir) ranging
from 0.5% to 2.0%
The study
revealed that
there is 48.38%
increase in
flexural strength in
case of steel
fibres and 25.23%
increase in case
of jute fibres. 25-
30% increase in
compressive
strength with
Recron 3S and
glass fibres.
Literature review(Contd…)
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18. COMMENTS ON LITERATURE REVIEW
• The strength increases with the addition of fibres as
reinforcement.
• The replacement of fine aggregates also increases the
compressive strength of the concrete.
• The combination of natural aggregate with granite fines
and 0.5% fiber showed high strength when compared to
other combinations
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19. OBJECTIVES
• To obtain the optimum percentage in the addition of
polyvinyl alcohol fibre in concrete with granite fines.
• To evaluate the mechanical properties of fibre reinforced
concrete.
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20. METHODOLOGY
PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS
TESTING OF MATERIALS
PREPARATION OF SPECIMENS
TESTING
MIX PROPORTION
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•Cement
•Fine
aggregates
•Coarse
aggregates
•Granite
fines
RESULT AND DISCUSSION

21. PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS
• Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)
• Manufactured sand as fine aggregate (FA)
• Granite Fines(GF)
• Coarse aggregates (CA) of size 20mm
• Polyvinyl alcohol fibres (PAF) of aspect ratio 315
• Super plasticizer : Poly carboxylate ether
Methodology (Contd…)
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22. TESTING OF MATERIALS
• The different tests conducted are,
Cement (as per IS 1489 (Part1)- 1991)
 Specific gravity
 Initial and final setting time
 Standard consistency
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Methodology (Contd…)

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Fine aggregate
 Specific gravity (as per IS 2386(Part III)- 2016)
 Water absorption
 Fineness modulus
 Sieve analysis (as per IS 383-1970)
 Bulk density
Methodology (Contd…)

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Coarse aggregate
 Specific gravity (as per IS 2386(Part III)- 2016)
 Water absorption
 Fineness modulus
 Sieve analysis (as per IS 383-1970)
 Bulk density
Methodology (Contd…)

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Granite Fines
 Specific gravity (as per IS 2386(Part III)- 2016)
 Water absorption
 Fineness modulus
 Sieve analysis (as per IS 383-1970)
 Bulk density
Methodology (Contd…)

26. Table 2: Specimen Details
Specimen ID Specimen details
M0 Control mix
M1 Mix with 0.125% PVA
M2 Mix with 0.25% PVA
M3 Mix with 0.375% PVA
M4 Mix with 0.5% PVA
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Mix Proportion
• M30 of mix ratio 1 : 1.79 : 3.12
• Water cement ratio – 0.45
Mechanical properties
 Compressive strength (IS 516 – 1959)
 Split tensile strength (IS 5816 – 1999)
 Flexural strength test (IS 5816 – 1999)
Methodology (Contd…)

28. MIX PROPORTION
Mix
designat
ion
Cement
(Kg/m3)
Granite
fines
(Kg/m3)
Fine
aggrega
tes
(Kg/m3)
Coarse
aggregates
(Kg/m3)
PVA
(Kg/m3)
Water
(litres)
SP
(litres)
M0 380 68.02 680.2 1185.6 0.000 171 3.8
M1 380 68.02 680.2 1185.6 0.475 171 3.8
M2 380 68.02 680.2 1185.6 0.950 171 3.8
M3 380 68.02 680.2 1185.6 1.425 171 3.8
M4 380 68.02 680.2 1185.6 1.900 171 3.8
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Methodology (Contd…)
Table 3: Mix Details

29. PVA
(%cement)
Granite
fines
(%of fine
aggregate)
Cubes Cylinders Prisms
0.125 10 3 3 3
0.25 10 3 3 3
0.375 10 3 3 3
0.5 10 3 3 3
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Table 4: Casting details
Methodology (Contd…)
PREPARATION OF SPECIMENS

30. Specimens Dimension
(mm)
No. of specimens
Cubes 150 x 150 x 150 15
Cylinders 150 x 300 15
Prisms 100 x 100 x 500 15
Total no. of specimens = 45
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Table 5: Specimen details
Methodology (Contd…)

31. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
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Sl no Properties Values
1 Initial setting time 60min
2 Final setting time < 600min
3 Standard consistency 36%
4 Specific gravity 3
Material Test Results
Table 6. Properties of Cement
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Sl no. Properties Results
1 Specific gravity 2.492
2 Sieve analysis Confirming to Zone II
3 Water absorption 2.2%
4 Bulk density 1.88g/cc
5 Fineness Modulus 2.60
Table 7. Properties of Fine aggregate
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0.1 1 10
Sieve Size (mm)
Grading Curve of Fine Aggregate
SAMPLE
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 3
ZONE 4
Fig. 3 Grading curve of fine aggregate
Results and Discussions (Contd…)

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Sl no. Properties Results
1 Specific gravity 2.65
2 Sieve analysis Confirming to IS
specification
3 Water absorption 1%
4 Bulk density 1.6g/cc
5 Fineness Modulus 7.45
Table 8. Properties of Coarse aggregate
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1 10 100
Particle Size(mm)
Grading curve of Coarse aggregate
SAMPLE
LOWER LIMIT
UPPER LIMIT
Fig. 4 Grading curve of coarse aggregate
Results and Discussions (Contd…)

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Sl no. Properties Results
1 Specific gravity 2.66
2 Sieve analysis Confirming to IS
Specification
3 Water absorption 1.9%
4 Bulk density 1.62g/cc
5 Fineness Modulus 2.5
Table 9. Properties of Granite Fines
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0.1 1 10
Sieve Size (mm)
Grading Curve of Granite Fines
SAMPLE
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 3
ZONE 4
Fig. 5 Grading curve of granite fines
Results and Discussions (Contd…)

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Specimen Compressive
strength
(N/mm2 )
Split Tensile
strength
(N/mm2 )
Flexural
strength
(N/mm2 )
CM 41.50 4.2 5.6
PVAC0.125 43.55 5.1 6.4
PVAC0.250 45.78 7.5 7.5
PVAC0.375 47.56 8.2 8.8
PVAC0.500 44.45 6.4 5.5
Table 10: Mechanical Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol fibre reinforced
concrete with granite fines (28 day strength)
Results and Discussions (Contd…)

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CONCLUSION
• The use of granite fines as partial replacement of fine
aggregates in M30 concrete mix can produce economical and
sustainable concrete which has mechanical properties
• The optimum percentage of polyvinyl alcohol fibres in
concrete with granite fines is 0.375%
• Addition of fibres like polyvinyl alcohol fibre to concrete with
granite fines can enhance the strength of the concrete

41. • The mechanical properties like compressive strength, split
tensile strength and flexural strength increases with the
addition of PVA up to 0.375%
• The compressive strength was increased by 14.60% of the
control mix
• The tensile strength also increased by 95.24% on addition of
polyvinyl alcohol fibres in concrete
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Conclusion (Contd…)

42. Scope for future work
• Durability study
• Can be conducted in higher grades of concrete
• Same study can be carried out using hybrid fibres
• Bond behaviour of concrete can be studied
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43. WORK PLAN- 2018
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Details of work / month Jan Feb March April
week 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Literature review
Procurement of material
Material testing
Casting of specimens
Testing of specimens
Result and Discussions
Preparation of report and
presentation
Work completed

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References (Contd…)

48. • IS 1489 (Part 1) (Reaffirmed 2005), “Specification for Portland
pozzolana cement, Part 1: Flyash based”, Bureau of Indian Standards,
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