In order to prepare the jute cement paste, the Tossa Indian jute (corhorus olitorius)
of TD4 grade, purchased from the Gloster jute mill, Howrah, India, was used as
a reinforcing agent. The water absorption of this jute fibre is reported to be 210%. As
the received jute fibres were long enough, therefore, these were cut into 5 ± 0.5 mm
length. The average diameter of the used jute fibre is measured to be
0.062 ± 0.014 mm.