Steel Fibres Construction

From Rome to India, wherever you go in the world, construction holds prime importance. Mentioning Rome is important here. This is because Rome owns the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome in an excellent condition since 1900 years. In contrast to this, constructions of this century tend to obsolete even before its end. The question here arises why is there a need to use steel fibre construction.

One may even argue that the architectural legacy of the new age, 20^th century and thereafter, which have used steel fibres are really desirable. This has been argued by Robert Courland, in his book Concrete Planet. The book also estimates that the repair and rebuilding costs of concrete infrastructures especially in United States of America will be huge (trillions of dollars). This cost has to be paid by the future generations who desire to use these infrastructures.  

Steel Fibres Construction has been one of the greatest innovation of 19^th century. However, the use of steel fibre construction began in India much later. Steel fibre construction saves time and money that is incurred by the constructors. Many alternatives for concrete reinforcement are available. Some of them are; stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, and fibre polymer composites. They are not widely used. This is because the affordability of the plain steel fibres attracts developers. In developing countries like India, where there is a huge demand for infrastructure, planners and developers look for options that are cost-effective and are durable.

The durability of the structure is important in order to save the repair cost as well as the cost construction pose on the environment. Repeated construction activities spread air contaminants such as; PM10, PAH, VOC and other harmful gases, that can travel long distances in short period of time. Manufacturing of cement is responsible for global carbon dioxide emissions. Concrete also contributes to a large proportion of construction and demolition waste. Thus, contributing to the landfill sites. Using of plastic as an alternative may even pose a greater threat to the environment. Therefore, it is important to check the environmental sustainability of the infrastructure created. Using sustainable alternatives may avoid the need for repeated repair and construction. Thus, saving the environmental cost.

Steel fibre construction also helps to mitigate the effects of adverse weather conditions. According to a data that was observed from 2001 to 2015 by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 38363 people lost lives due to the collapse of various structures. Most people lost their lives because of the collapse of residential buildings. This is attributed to the cheap (in terms of cost and quality) material used in the process of construction. It is important to note here that though steel fibre is cheaper to use, but, it provides higher strength, and crack control. These steel fibres are generally classified according to their length, diameter or aspect ratio.

We at Precision Drawell Pvt. Ltd. ensure the safety and longevity of steel fibre construction by providing good material to our suppliers. Tough-Crete steel fibre is crafted with high quality yet low carbon steel for applications in cement concrete. This helps to improve the mechanical properties of concrete such as flexural strength, fatigue endurance, shock and impact resistance, and ductility. Therefore, Tough-Crete is being widely used in steel fibre constructions.