Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geo Engineering
1 Introduction
direction of the fresh concrete against the casting direction (Granju and Ringot
1989, Redon and Chermant 1999). Fibre-reinforced concrete has found many applications in tunnel linings, wall
cladding, bridge desks, pavements, slabs on grounds, factory (industrial) floors and slabs, dams, pipes, fire protection coatings, spray concretes (Balaguru and Shah 1992, Krstulovic-Opara et al. 1995, Falkner and Henke 2000, Schnütgen and Teutsch 2001, Walraven and Grünewald 2002). It can be also used as an efficient method for repair, rehabilitation, strengthening and retrofitting of existing concrete structures (Liet al. 2000).
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