Water absorption (%)

Water absorption capacity of coir fibre

160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

20

40

60

80
100
Time (h)

120

140

160

180

40

Plain
Concret

35
1% fibre
concrete

Strangth (N/mm2)

30
25

3% fibre
volume
concrete

20
15

5% fibre
volume
concrete

10

7% fibre
volume
concrete

5
0
75

80

85

90

95

100

Percentage of static loading (%)

105

18

Plain
concrete

16
14

1% fibre
volume
concrete

No. of cracks

12
10

3% fibre
volume
concrete

5% fibre
volume
concrete

6
4

7% fibre
volume
concrete

2
0

75

80

85
90
95
100
Percentage of static loading (%)

105

80

Plain
concrete
1% fibre
volume
concrete

60
50

3% fibre
volume
concrete

40
30

5% fibre
volume
concrete

20

7% fibre
volume
concrete

10
0

80

75

85
90
95
100
Percentage of static loading (%)

105

1.8
1.6
Width of crack (mm)

Length of crack (mm)

70

Plain
concrete

1.4

1% fibre
volume
concrete
3% fibre
volume
concrete
5% fibre
volume
concrete
7% fibre
volume
concrete

1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
75

80

90
95
100
85
Percentage of static loading (%)

105

35.00000

Plain
concrete

30.00000
1% fibre
volume
concrete

Stress (N/mm2

25.00000
20.00000

3% fibre
volume
concrete

15.00000

5% fibre
volume
concrete

10.00000

7% fibre
volume
concrete

5.00000
0.00000
0.00000 0.00050

0.00100 0.00150 0.00200 0.00250 0.00300

Strain (mm/mm)

40
Modutus of elasticty (GPa)

35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

Plain
concrete

1% fiber
volume
concrete

3% fiber
volume
concrete

5% fiber
volume
concrete

7% fiber
volume
concrete