EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF CONCRETE CANVAS

The present generation has a huge demand for construction materials to follow different conventional methods. Due to a rapid increase in the materials widely used in construction, it also needs an enormous number of economical investments in materials. There is no provision for very rapid and emergency workable concrete installation methods. Worldwide, there is an increasing demand for construction and construction materials. Because of that, concrete is the most extensively used material in construction. These days, concrete is being used for so many purposes in different adverse conditions. Concrete has many advantages, but there is one drawback which is that it is not flexible when it is hardened. That’s why a UK-based company introduced a solution called “Concrete Canvas” to overcome this drawback. It is hardened by hydration to form a thin, durable, waterproof, and low-carbon concrete layer. CC effectively worked to save time and money. CC is the most up- to-date fiber material in construction worldwide. CC is a flexible material. Due to this advantage, the use of CC is rapidly extended. The life span of the CC is 15 to 20 years. Countries like India import CC, which is costly because of differences in materials, the process of manufacturing, and taxes. So, we genuinely tried to prepare the CC using locally available materials, namely fibrous air mesh, artificial sand, and pozzolana portland cement (PPC). The materials used for the CC were dry mix as well as the 3-D matrix in the middle and an impermeable membrane at the bottom. Various tests such as permeability test, compressive strength test, and flexural strength tests were conducted on specimens. Although the required compressive strength is less than the actual compressive strength that has to be obtained after 28 days of curing, it is near the required value. But due to the difference in the cement content, the actual value of the compressive strength of the refereed specimen’s mix is way more than the compressive strength of the preferred mix. But at last, the maximum flexural strength of the prepared CC is more in comparison with the referred specimen. Along with that, the success of the cost reduction has been seen in the end. This report expresses the theoretical, experimental, and analytical results of CC along with the comparative study of product performance based on the results and study of cost.