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Abstract
Ferrocement is a technical term, not to be confused with ordinary reinforced concrete. It might be defined as a composite material consisting of a matrix made from hydraulic cement mortar and a number of layers of continuous steel mesh reinforcement distributed throughout the matrix. The basic parameters which characterize ferrocement are the specific surface area of reinforcement,the volume fraction of the reinforcement, the surface cover of the mortar over the reinforcement and the relatively high quality of the mortar. Ferrocement behaves like reinforced concrete in its load bearing characteristics, with the essential difference being that crack development is retarded by the dispersion of the reinforcement in fine form through the mortar. It has been established that when cracking takes place it results in a wide distribution of fine cracks which, in combination with the high alkalinity of the cement rich mortar,inhibits corrosion in the reinforcing steel. In this work, the behavior of ferrocement concrete beams with polypropylene fibers with different steel mesh was investigated after exposure to fire compared with conventional reinforced concrete beam. An experimental program was executed to investigate the behavior of eighteen ferrocement concrete beams subjected to concentrated bending loads. These beams were classified into three groups.