Abstract: “Carbon fiber is a relatively new raw material which is confidently managing performance–cost trade off in construction sector. It is usually combined with other materials to form a composite. Owing to advantageous characteristics like high stiffness, high tensile strength, low weight, high chemical resistance, high temperature tolerance and low thermal expansion utilization of carbon fibers in construction sector is undeniably innovative. Besides, availability of various grades of carbon fibers with varying properties make it possible to be used for specific applications. The present work investigates the potential use of carbon fibers as reinforcement to normal strength concrete by studying important mechanical characteristics like compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, relationship between compressive strength and splitting tensile strength, and chord modulus of elasticity measured from stress-strain curves when high intensity long chain polymers primarily made of polyprop”

Keywords: Carbon Fibers, concrete, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, ultra sonic pulse velocity.