concrete bridge without reinforcement

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  Anil Jain

  chetanhero1

  hi everyone,
  This is chetan.
  As many of you might know that, in 2015 UK government will be spending 75% on maintenance of old bridges and only 25% on building new bridges, and this is because of rusting of steel.😡
  I am researching on possibility of building bridge without any kind of reinforcement.
  I mean bridge building just with concrete , NO RCC.😉
  
  So just wanted to know if anyone is interested in same topic to research on, is most welcome, please do contact me on
  kind regards
  chetan

  It will be one of its like project.
  
  What I think is you can try out some other material for reinforcement, without reinforcement making of bridges will be pretty much impossible to me.
  
  Note: if you do not want to ruin your e-mail id than plz do not provide it in forums directly, its cherry to all spammers.
  
  -CB
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  rajcivil2k6

  Interesting topic.
  
  Bridge without steel, for that case any structure without steel would become huge in size and brittle.
  
  So, steel has to be substituted with some new material, which would satisfy the conditions as steel does.
  
  I have heard about glass reinforced concrete during College, it was still under study ( i don't remember the exact details).
  
  All the very best for your work, in advance.
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  ISHAN TOPRE

  I think we may go for modifying the design of Bridge.To make it more stable.
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  Nikhil Gurav

  Hey Hi Chetan,
  I'm Nikhil here. Ur idea is very good & interesting but dont u think for a bridge design concrete & steel are the best option & there is no other material to replace that...
  
  I am totally agree with ur idea but have u make any progress in that way...???
  Do u have any substitute material in ur mind for steel...???
  
  What u want to do exactly...???
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  Dun

  I am also studying this closely- through practice. Theoretically it seems impossible, when one analyzes materials properties- but I am hopeful to find a way of building without a trace os steel.​
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  CIVILPRINCESS

  rajcivil2k6

  I have heard about glass reinforced concrete during College, it was still under study ( i don't remember the exact details).

  do you mean glass fibre reinforced concrete? because i've seen it applied in many sites.