INNOVATIVE USE OF LIGHT WEIGHT FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE AS ‘CONCRETE CAR BUMPER'

Abstract

Nowadays, in order to cope up with the fast moving world, it has become essential to make
efficient use of the available transportation mediums. There are a number of transportation techniques which
make our life easier. One of the most important transportation medium is the road transportation which
primarily uses motor cars for the same. One of the primary concerns in using motor cars is to ensure safety.
In case a collision, usually the effects primarily occur on the front and rear side. In order to reduce the
effects due to collisions, motors cars are provided with bumpers. The bumpers associated with cars are
supposed to minimize the effect of collision ensuring minimum cost overrun. In earlier times, the materials
that were used for making car bumpers were steel, but nowadays they are replaced by plastic and fiber such
that they provide better looks to the car. But as a result of this change, there is subsequent change in the
strength against collision possessed by the car bumpers and moreover the cost of repairs has also a
considerable hike. Considering these facts a comprehensive study has been conducted on using ‘Lightweight
Fiber Reinforced Concrete’ in order to investigate whether it could be used as an alternative for the
respective fiber material. In order for the same, literature reviews of the papers associated with the topic
were carried out. The study on the corresponding papers indicated a positive view towards the topic

Author

Sherin Thomas, M.Vadivel