i-manager's Journal on Structural Engineering (JSTE)


Volume 9 Issue 2 June - August 2020

Research Paper

Construction of Cool Pavement using Waste Material: Fiber Glass

Aungkar Bhagat* , Niharika shukla**, Praveen Kumar Yadav***
*-*** Department of Civil Engineering, ITS Engineering College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bhagat, A., Shukla, N., and Yadav, P. K. (2020). Construction of Cool Pavement using Waste Material: Fiber Glass. i-manager's Journal on Structural Engineering, 9(2), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.9.2.16846

Abstract

This paper deals with the construction of a rigid pavement road which uses concrete as a construction material. This paper deals with the partial replacement of fine aggregates in the concrete with fiber glass. The concrete with fiber glass and without fiber glass is analyzed in terms of compressive strength and rise in temperature due to sunlight. The concrete considered for this research work is M20 mix. The fine aggregate replacements for the concrete ratio are 5%, 10% and 20%. The characteristic compressive strength of conventional M20 concrete and developed M20 concrete is nearly equal with a visible difference in temperatures after sunlight exposure. The outcome of this research work is that fiber glass is effectively efficient to be used for cool pavement & cool Roofing and can be adopted easily as it consumes waste.

Research Paper

Second Order Sensitivity Analysis and Fundamental Frequency Based Optimisation to Perform Topology Optimisation of Continuum Structures using Evolutionary Algorithm

K. N. V. Chandrasekhar* , D. V. Tanuja**
*-** Department of Civil Engineering, CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Chandrasekhar, K. N. V., and Tanuja, D. V. (2020). Second Order Sensitivity Analysis and Fundamental Frequency Based Optimisation to Perform Topology Optimisation of Continuum Structures using Evolutionary Algorithm. i-manager's Journal on Structural Engineering, 9(2), 7-17. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.9.2.16647

Abstract

Frequency based topology optimisation of continuum structures is a topic of keen interest. The main focus of this study is to propose a new method to optimise the frequency of continuum structures and perform topology optimization. A new second order approach for principal stress based sensitivity analysis using Taylor series is proposed in this study. The design objective is achieved using the Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization and Evolutionary algorithm which is used to assign the optimised relative density. The coding is done using C++ and the optimal distribution is analysed using Matlab for fundamental eigen frequency and mode shapes. The variation of normalised fundamental frequency with each iteration is studied. A few standard problems from the literature are solved and the results are compared and presented. The results show that the proposed principal stress based sensitivity analysis is quite efficient and effective compared to other methods.

Research Paper

A Study on the Strength Parameters of Concrete with Polypropelene Fibers as a Reinforcing Material

Gourishetty Ruthvik* , Challa Datta Karthik **, G. Siva Vignan***
*-*** Department of Civil Engineering, St. Martin's Engineering College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Ruthvik, G., Karthik, C. D., and Vignan, G. S. (2020). A Study on the Strength Parameters of Concrete with Polypropelene Fibers as a Reinforcing Material. i-manager's Journal on Structural Engineering, 9(2), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.9.2.17007

Abstract

Concrete is basically a brittle material and possesses very low tensile strength. To overcome this weakness, we generally introduce reinforcement to the concrete. For this study, we are aiming to analyze the strength parameters of concrete under the influence of fibers as a reinforcing material. During the last 30 years, different types of fibers and fiber materials were introduced and are being continuously produced in the market as new applications. Usage of fibers in concrete helps to improve resistance to cracking and fragmentation. For this study, Polypropylene fiber is used as a reinforcing material. We have used M40 and M25 concrete and a comparative study on strength parameters is made with and without the presence of these fibers. The compressive, flexural strength tests were performed by using fiber weight content from 5%.

Research Paper

Study on Mechanical Properties of Textile Reinforced Concrete

siva* , Gourishetty Ruthvik **, Challa Datta Karthik ***
*-*** Department of Civil Engineering, St. Martin's Engineering College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Vignan, G. S., Ruthvik, G., and Karthik, C. D. (2020). Study on Mechanical Properties of Textile Reinforced Concrete. i-manager's Journal on Structural Engineering, 9(2), 25-36. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.9.2.17256

Abstract

This study deals with the experimental investigations on the effects in Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) as reinforcing material and conventional concrete. In this study, M25 grade concrete is used for nominal mix design. High strength high modulus polyester filament yarns are used to study its effects in reinforcing concrete mixes and to obtain basic strength. For the concrete to achieve its maximum strength and longevity, curing must be carried out for a suitable period of time. In this study, the curing is done by preventing excessive loss of moisture from the concrete either by leaving formwork in place, covering the concrete with impermeable membrane after the formwork has been removed by the application of suitable chemical curing agent (water based), or by combination of such methods. Curing by continuously wetting the exposed surface prevents the loss of moisture from it. The compressive, flexural strength tests were performed by placing the textile in the form of layers 1, 2 and 3. As a result, it had been found that the use of polyester textile material considerably increases the flexural strengths. It is also observed that there is a sudden decrease in flexural strength and compressive strength when textile is placed in 3 layers. The maximum flexural and compression strength is obtained by placing the textile in the form of 2 layers and found to be economical. Eventually it has been observed that, there have been an increase in flexural strength for about 48%.

Research Paper

Effective Utilization of AI Techniques to Develop a Mathematical Model for Predicting Compressive Strength

K. Suseela*
Department of Civil Engineering, Moderator Gnanadhason Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu, India.
Suseela, K. (2020). Effective Utilization of AI Techniques to Develop a Mathematical Model for Predicting Compressive Strength. i-manager's Journal on Structural Engineering, 9(2), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.9.2.17157

Abstract

Fiber-reinforced concrete is a composite material widely used in Civil Engineering, and the compressive strength is a significant parameter in designing reinforced and pre-stressed concrete structures. To evaluate high-performance concrete compressive strength in real-time is quite challenging because it consumes cost, time, and complex to compute. To overcome this obstacle, the proposed strategy is appropriate in the context of identifying compressive strength for high-performance concrete. This research intends to develop a mathematical model for determining the compressive strength of high-performance concrete. This research anticipates by incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) technique to develop a mathematical model. To develop a mathematical model via manual takes a long time and is complex to compute, this urge incorporating optimization techniques to resolve these issues. The optimization involved in this research are Genetic Algorithm (GA), Evolutionary Algorithm (EA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Social Spider Optimization (SSO), Monarch Butterfly Optimization (MBO), and Opposition based Monarch Butterfly Optimization (OMBO). The entire implementation is executed in the working platform MATLAB.

Review Paper

Mechancial Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Rebar Concrete

Shankar H. Sanni* , Shashikanth A. Kambali**
*-** Department of Civil Engineering, Basaveshwar Enginering College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.
Sanni, S. H., and Kambali, S. A. (2020). Mechancial Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Rebar Concrete. i-manager's Journal on Structural Engineering, 9(2), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.9.2.17127

Abstract

Concrete with fly ash as replacement for cement represents a promising solution for the construction industry to deal with the issues related to the global emissions of greenhouse gases. Although numerous studies were dedicated on the material properties of concrete with fly ash. There is a need to evaluate flexural behaviour of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) over conventional reinforced concrete using fly ash as partial replacement for cement in order to promote further field applications. To accomplish the above objective in the present study, mix design for M20, M40 and M60 is carried out. Cubes, cylinders and beam specimens are casted for assessing the compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural behaviour of concrete respectively. The use of 30% of fly ash as replacement for cement in concrete improves the workability but slightly reduce the compressive strength, split tensile strength due to slow pozzolanic reaction. The use of GFRP as reinforcement in the beam specimens with 30% of fly ash as replacement for cement improves the flexural load carrying capacity. Based on the results it can be concluded that GFRP reinforced fly ash concrete is more ductile and it has more ductility index than steel reinforced fly ash concrete and also reduces the cracks and crack width.