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Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) is a type of fiber-reinforced concrete. The product is also known as glassfibre reinforced concrete or GRC in British English. [1] . Glass fiber concretes are mainly used in exterior building façade panels and as architectural precast concrete.

GFRC is concrete that uses glass fibers for reinforcement instead of steel. It is typically cast in a thin section of around 1/2" to 3/4". Since the fibers cannot rust like steel, there is no need for a protective concrete cover thickness to prevent rusting.

Large artificial rocks made with GFRC are lighter allowing rock features where real rock would be impossible. NEG America. Lighter weight: With GFRC, concrete can be cast in thinner sections and is therefore as much as 75% lighter than similar pieces cast with traditional concrete.

GFRC is a portland cement-based composite reinforced with randomly dispersed alkali-resistant glass fibers and polymer emulsions. The fibers serve a purpose similar to the reinforcing steel in reinforced concrete.

190 This specification provides minimum requirements for the design, manufacture, and 191 installation of glass-fiber-reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels, fabricated with or without panel 192 frames, using the spray-up process or the premix process. Energy considerations for the 194 193 design of enclosure systems are excluded from this scope.

GFRC, or Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete, is a versatile, high-performance concrete mix that incorporates alkali-resistant glass fibers to produce a material with exceptional strength and reduced weight.

A. Structural Performance: GFRC panels, including panel frames, anchors, and connections, shall withstand the following design loads, as well as the effects of thermal- and moisture-induced volume changes, according to load factors and combinations established in PCI MNL 128, "Recommended Practice for Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Panel."

Section includes glass-fiber-reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels consisting of GFRC, panel frames, anchors, and connection hardware. GFRC panels include [wall units] [window wall units] [mullions] [column covers] [fascia units] [cornices] [soffits] <Insert applications>.

Traditional spray-up GFRC is a low water-cement ratio mix. Most decorative GFRC products, other than artificial rocks, are made with a two-layer process with a very thin (1/8 to 3/16 inch) face coat and a thicker backing layer.