Title: Can Synthetic Fibers Replace Welded-Wire Mesh in Slabs-on-Ground?

Author(s): Jean-Francois Trottier, Michael Mahoney, and Dean Forgeron

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 24

Issue: 11

Appears on pages(s): 59-68

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Date: 11/1/2002

Abstract:
A comparative evaluation of the plastic shrinkage cracking resistance and toughness of fiber-reinforced and welded wire mesh-reinforced concrete was conducted. The testing program was designed to provide answers to the following two simple questions: How efficient is the reinforcement in controlling the formation of plastic shrinkage cracks? And, after cracking has occurred in a slab, how efficient is the reinforcement in providing resistance to additional opening of the cracks in the hardened concrete?