IJAR - Indian Journal of Applied Research

N.Jayaramappa; Dr. H. Sharada Bai

Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Behaviour of Ferrocement Panels Subjected to Inplane Lateral Load

N. Jayaramappa, Dr. H. Sharada Bai

Abstract :

 Ferrocement (FC) is defined as wire mesh reinforcement impregnated with cement mortar to produce elements of small thickness. Ferrocement offers several advantages such as light weight, ductility, resilience, toughness and crack resistance. Observing that studies on cantilever FC elements subjected to lateral load are limited, present study is aimed at determining the behaviour of FC panel elements under lateral load. 1000 mm X 2000 mm X 30 mm size FC elements for lateral load test containing single, two, three and four layers of hexagonal chicken mesh and skeletal reinforcement were cast using cement mortar 1:3 (w/c= 0.5) and cured for 28 days. The elements fixed at base were progressively tested under in–plane lateral load applied at top up to failure and their behaviors are compared.