SteFib ECC Built a Resilience Infrastructure

Abstract

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 9 calls for resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation. Echoing this vision, construction industries have prioritised resilient structure and sustainable design while optimising economic and wealth growth. The use of steel fibre (SteFib) as scattered reinforcement in building design and construction had been explored. SteFib has been designed as reinforcement in the structural components of the building namely, raft foundation, floor and roof slabs, wall panel and column. Prototype of an Industrialised Building System (IBS) with two (2) bedrooms, one (1) living area and linked to a small kitchen was constructed using hook ended SteFib, 60 mm long and 0.7 mm in diameter mixed in grade 40 concrete. The prototype has successfully proven that the SteFib is able to stand as fully reinforced structure through this tiny home project. The structural performance analysed and verified using Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis. The analysis results show that steel fibre house has higher stress, forces and moment compared with normal concrete house.