Glass Reinforced Cement Sheets
Decorative glass fiber cement external cladding sheets.
Glass reinforced cement sheets. The product is also known as glassfibre reinforced concrete or grc in british english. Fiber reinforced plastic frp panel or glass fiber reinforced plastic grp sheet is a composite construction material resulting from the combination of unsaturated polyester based resin used as a binder with glass fiber. Glass fiber reinforced concrete gfrc is a type of fiber reinforced concrete. Formglas was the first manufacturer in north america to produce gfrg and has since evolved into the world s.
Glass fibre reinforced polyester grp composites are the most popular reinforced plastic materials used in the construction industry 1. Glass fibers are used are used as reinforcement for concrete. A fiber reinforced cementitious sheet is formed by first co mixing in an air current reinforcing fibers such as glass fibers and cementitious mineral materials in finely particulate form such as calcium sulfate hemihydrate both in substantially dry form depositing the mixture on a moving foraminous surface by means of the air current to form a sheet applying water as by spraying in at. Glass fiber reinforced concrete gfrc comprises hydration products of cement or cement plus sand and the glass fibers.
Glass fiber concretes are mainly used in exterior building façade panels and as architectural precast concrete. Glass fiber reinforced gypsum gfrg parts are usually provided unfinished for on site painting. Glass fiber is a high flexible material especially its heat resistance. Somewhat similar materials are fiber cement siding and cement boards.
Glass fibers were first used to reinforce cement and concrete in russia. Hollow rib profiles created around the perimeter and across the rear face at designed centres. Grc glass reinforced concrete spray mix is a fibre reinforced pre cast concrete with a 50 50 sand cement matrix in a typical wall thickness of 12 to 15mm thick. Provide the structural integrity of the components.
Depending on formulation and use they may be fabricated into products that are light in weight transparent translucent or opaque colourless or coloured flat or shaped sheets with no limit to the size of. Glass reinforced cement glass reinforced cement suppliers directory find variety glass reinforced cement suppliers manufacturers companies from around the world at cement making machinery cement plant fiber cement board adhesives sealants. Alpha gypsum cement reinforced with glass fibers that can be factory molded into virtually any shape or size.