ANÁLISIS DEL COMPORTAMIENTO DE MEZCLAS CEMENTICIAS CON LA INCLUSIÓN DE FIBRAS DE MADERA

Abstract

In the city of Guayaquil for many years it has been used traditional concrete, what consists basically of cement, gravel, sand and water. Over time, we have implemented the use of low density materials, making the appearance of concretes alleviated by means of different methods in the process of developing one manages to lighten loads and develop characteristics of the material. The main feature of lightened concrete is that its density is below 2400 kg / m3 which has traditional concrete. Which it is usually a fraction of the aforementioned. The development of this type of concrete lightened meet new requirements for environmental sustainability that demand today and provides reusability of certain agricultural and industrial wastes such as rice ash, volcanic ash, aloe, fibers, rubber, wood chips , etc. The use of lightened materials in construction has advantages, such as reducing the burden on the buildings, reduced working times, savings in transportation cost savings and reinforcing steel. The lightened concrete has thermal insulation properties and high elasticity, abrasion resistance, good absorbability and pleasant surface temperature