WHAT IS GRC ?
GRC stands for glass reinforced concrete, it’s a mixture between cement,fine aggregates, chemical admextures and alkali glass fiber.
It varies in many products because it is very customizable and due to its chemical and physical properties.
As we are specialized in façade solutions and construction we have already used it in a wide range as
Double skin – Corbels Columns – Cornices Ornaments – Shaders – domes -Interior muqarnas – Cladding tiles/ panels – Parametric designs
Applications :
GRC designed for outside & inside applications as well. It’s usually used for outside applications as it has a high impact strength & high durability and resistance of high clamminess.
Typical applications are architectural columns, ceiling Domes, decorative mouldings, panels, beams and rafter tails.
GRC Manufacture
There are number of diferent manufacturing processes, the most common are hand spray and premix and those are typical Formulations .
| MATERIALS | SPRAY - KG | CASTING - KG |
|---|---|---|
| Cement | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Silica Sand | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Plasticizer | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Polymer | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Water | 13.50 | 14.50 |
| AR Glass Fibre | 3.0-4.0% | 2.0 -3.5% |
Physical Properties
| MATERIALS | UNITS | HAND SPRAY | PREMIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compressive Strength | Mpa | 50 - 80 | 40 - 60 |
| Impact Strength Direct Tension | KJ/m2 | 10 - 25 | 10 - 15 |
| BOP | Mpa | 5 - 7 | 4 - 6 |
| UTS | Mpa | 8 - 11 | 4-7 |
| Strain To Failure | % | 0.6 - 1.2 | 0.2 - 0.6 |
| Shear IN - Plane | Mpa | 8 - 11 | 4 - 7 |
| Shear Interlaminar | Mpa | 3 - 5 | N.A |
CAIRO CONTACT
- 38 Al-Esraa Zone from Salah Eldin St, behind Amr Helmy Designy Building, Ring Road - El-Maadi
- tec@menacountry.com
- +02 2729 66 25 / 010 6668 4084
ALEXANDRIA CONTACT
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7 Ebn Marzook St., Saba Basha, El Raml 1
Alexandria - tec@menacountry.com
- +203 583 44 41 / +2 0106 77 66660
FACTORY CONTACT
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Petrochemical Rood ,Merghem
Alexandria - tec@menacountry.com
- +203 34 22 308 / +2 0106 77 66660