The main disadvantages of using normal gypsum are its brittleness, inferior mechanical properties, low water resistance, low thermal and sound isolation properties and shrinkages during fire exposure, which limits the range of applications

Various strategies, such as the additions of slag, fly ash, silicate clinker, rubber particles and phase change materials, have been suggested to improve the properties of gypsum products. 

Due to the excellent strength, toughness and durability of fibres over their service life, the properties of gypsum-based composites (GC) can be enhanced by adding fibres to generate fibre-reinforced gypsum-based composites.

It has been widely accepted that the addition of fibres improves their comprehensive behaviour in a cost-effective manner.

It can be seen that the increment in compressive strength accompanied with the increment in flexural strength happens while  gypsum plaster is reinforced with fibers.

It has been also chemically proven that when gypsum plaster is reinforced with fiber there is an increment in compressive strength accompanied with the increment in flexural strength.

Extensive studies have used fibres to enhance the performance of GCs. Fibre-reinforced gypsum-based composites (FRGCs) show excellent comprehensive performance and have wider marketability as building materials, which is beneficial for accelerating the utilization of gypsum by-products and creates many economic and environmental benefits.