Experimental investigation on using sheep wool as fiber reinforcement in concrete giving increment in overall strength
Irfan Ahmad Wani, Rouf ul Rehman Kumar
Abstract
Sheep wool is a natural fiber and it has the property of absorbing sound waves like fabrics. Sheep wool can also absorb moisture to a well extent. Sheep wool enhances overall strength of concrete such as Compressive strength, Flexural strength & Split tensile strength. Having high strength, ductility, elasticity, sheep wool is widely needed now a days in construction areas. Since sheep wool hadn’t much importance before but it has now been converted into a boon to construction industries. Sheep wool has also shown insulation characteristics in concrete upto a great extent. In our research, we assessed the properties of concrete after adding sheep fiber into it. Sheep wool being natural and available in a good range can reduce the cost of building materials by replacing costly admixtures which were used to enhance the Engineering properties of concrete. The problem of high workability is also now reduced since sheep wool fiber has good moisture absorption capacity. The elastic property of sheep wool makes concrete safe from sudden failure and gives warning much before failure.