Reinforced Concrete with Synthetic Fibers (PET+PP) for Rigid Pavement Structures

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Alexander Torres ◽  
Juan Gabriel Bastidas ◽  
Juan Carlos Ruge Cardenas
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Rigid Pavement ◽  
Synthetic Fibers ◽  
Pavement Structures

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Road Pavement Green Concrete: An Application of Advance Decision-Making Approach before Life Cycle Assessment

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Hatem Alhazmi ◽  
Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah ◽  
Muhammad Aamir Basheer
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Rice Husk Ash ◽  
Testing Procedure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Rigid Pavement ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Road Pavement ◽  
Pavement Structures

Rigid pavement structures are one of the costly components of the infrastructure development process. It consumes a huge quantity of ingredients necessary for concrete development. Hence, a newly introduced concept of circular economy in combination with waste management was introduced to solve this problem. In this study, three waste products (rice husk ash (RHA), wood sawdust (WSD), and processes waste tea (PWT)) was utilized to develop the concrete for rigid pavement structures by replacing the sand, i.e., a filler material at different percentages. During the testing procedure of compressive (CS), tensile (TS), and flexural strength (FS) properties, RHA and WSD at 5% replacement were found to be a good replacement of sand to develop required concrete. This study will help in the production of eco-friendly rigid pavement structures and a pathway of life cycle assessment in the future.

Mechanics Properties of the Lime-Fly Ash Stabilized Soil for Pavement Structures

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 1445-1448
Author(s):  
Tao Cheng ◽  
Ke Qin Yan
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Unconfined Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexible Pavement ◽  
Rigid Pavement ◽  
Test Compaction ◽  
Mix Proportion ◽  
Stabilized Soil ◽  
Pavement Structures ◽  
Optimum Water ◽  
Water Contents

Mechanics properties of lime- fly ash stabilized soil are investigated. First, the chemical composition of fly ash are analyzed by spectral analysis test. Compaction experiments of all mix proportion projects are carried out in different water conditions to obtain the optimum water contents. Then the optimum mix proportion is obtained by the unconfined compressive strength and the compression rebound modulus test. Finally, the pavement structures design for a highway of lime- fly ash stabilized soil road sub-base is done. By the comparison, a conclusion can be drawn that lime-fly ash stabilized soil is suitable for flexible pavement or semi-rigid pavement because of its good strength and rigidity which can effectively reduce thickness of the lower pavement and basic deflection.

Flexural Performance Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Incorporating Multiple Macro-Synthetic Fibers

2018 ◽  
Vol 2672 (27) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Dopko ◽  
Meysam Najimi ◽  
Behrouz Shafei ◽  
Xuhao Wang ◽  
Peter Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Residual Strength ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Test Beam ◽  
Synthetic Fibers ◽  
Flexural Performance ◽  
Strength And Toughness

Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) is a promising construction material mainly because of the crack-controlling mechanisms that discrete fibers can impart to inherently brittle concrete. Macrofibers, in particular, have been proven effective for providing post-crack ductility and toughness, while synthetic fibers are a promising solution to avoid corrosion-related durability issues. To assess the performance enhancement provided by macro-synthetic concrete fibers, this study performs flexural tests on FRC beams containing three different types of macro-synthetic fibers. The selected fibers include polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and alkali-resistant glass (ARG) macrofibers mixed at volume fractions of 0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5%. Static and dynamic fresh properties are monitored using the vibrating Kelly ball (VKelly) test. Beam specimens are then placed under a third point bending configuration, as per ASTM C1609 Standard, to measure load versus mid-span deflection. Strength and toughness parameters are derived from the load–deflection data to assess the flexural performance of the FRC composite systems under consideration. The parameters of interest include first peak strength (pre-crack flexural strength) and post-crack residual strength and toughness provided by fiber addition. Of the mixtures tested, ARG fiber mixtures show the highest residual strength and toughness values, followed by PP and PVA fiber mixtures. ARG fibers produce the most workable mixtures at all fiber volumes, while PVA fibers show a tendency to encounter dispersion issues at higher volume doses. The outcome of this study is expected to facilitate the selection of fibers by giving insight into their relative contribution to fresh and hardened flexural properties of FRC.

The influence of natural and synthetic fibers on mixed mode I/II fracture behavior of cement concrete materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1081-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Karimzadeh ◽  
Ali Razmi ◽  
Reza Imaninasab ◽  
Afshin Esminejad
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Synthetic Fibers ◽  
Natural And Synthetic

This paper evaluated mixed mode I/II fracture toughness of fiber-reinforced concrete using cracked semi-circular bend (SCB) specimens subjected to three-point bending test. Additionally, a comparison was made between the experimental results and the estimations made by different theoretical criteria. Natural and synthetic fibers at various concentrations were used in this study. After producing cracks in SCB specimens at different inclination angles to induce different mixed mode loading conditions (from pure mode I to II), the fracture toughness of SCB specimens was determined. Furthermore, the compressive, splitting tensile, and flexural strength of natural and synthetic fiber-reinforced concrete were measured after 7 and 28 days of curing. While there is an increase in the aforementioned strengths with fiber content increase, 0.3% was found to be the optimum percentage regarding fracture toughness for both fibers. Also, the comparison between the experimental and theoretical results showed that generalized maximum tangential stress criterion estimated the experimental data satisfactorily.

OPTIMAL DESIGN OF RIGID PAVEMENT MADE OF PREFABRICATED REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE CALCULATION OF THE SHEAR RESISTANCE BY FINITE ELEMENTS METHOD

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
Anton O. GLAZACHEV ◽  
Liliya Y. GIMADETDINOVA ◽  
Alexey P. GONCHARUK ◽  
Igor V. NEDOSEKO
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Finite Elements ◽  
Shear Resistance ◽  
Numerical Calculations ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Design Tools ◽  
Rigid Pavement ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slabs

The article presents a comparative analysis of the results of the calculation of rigid pavement on the shear stability obtained by the classical engineering method and using numerical calculations. The conclusion is made about the possibility of using modern design tools to select the optimal design of rigid pavement.

scholarly journals Development of new „Catalogue of typical flexible and semi-rigid pavement structures”

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 127-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Józef Judycki ◽  
Piotr Jaskuła ◽  
Marek Pszczoła ◽  
Mariusz Jaczewski ◽  
Dawid Ryś ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Rigid Pavement ◽  
Pavement Materials ◽  
Motion Data ◽  
Rigid Pavements ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Pavement Structures ◽  
Data Design ◽  
Research And Design

This publication describes research and design works which were conducted at the Gdansk University of Technology for the purpose of development of new catalogue of typical flexible and semi-rigid pavement structures. The studies included: standardization of pavement structures terminology, study of foreign pavement structures catalogues and design methods, analysis of fatigue criteria for design of flexible and semi-rigid pavements, analysis of road traffic, based on weight in motion data, design of subgrade improvement, incorporation of new pavement materials, recycled and anthropogenic materials, determination of mechanistic parameters of materials and design of pavement structures using mechanistic-empirical methods of pavement design.

scholarly journals Cracking Diagnosis in Fiber-Reinforced Concrete with Synthetic Fibers Using Piezoelectric Transducers

Fibers ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Maristella E. Voutetaki ◽  
Maria C. Naoum ◽  
Nikos A. Papadopoulos ◽  
Constantin E. Chalioris
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Damage Detection ◽  
Mechanical Impedance ◽  
Harmonic Excitation ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Repeated Loading ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Damage Diagnosis ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Synthetic Fibers

The addition of short fibers in concrete mass offers a composite material with advanced properties, and fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) is a promising alternative in civil engineering applications. Recently, structural health monitoring (SHM) and damage diagnosis of FRC has received increasing attention. In this work, the effectiveness of a wireless SHM system to detect damage due to cracking is addressed in FRC with synthetic fibers under compressive repeated load. In FRC structural members, cracking propagates in small and thin cracks due to the presence of the dispersed fibers and, therefore, the challenge of damage detection is increasing. An experimental investigation on standard 150 mm cubes made of FRC is applied at specific and loading levels where the cracks probably developed in the inner part of the specimens, whereas no visible cracks appeared on their surface. A network of small PZT patches, mounted to the surface of the FRC specimen, provides dual-sensing function. The remotely controlled monitoring system vibrates the PZT patches, acting as actuators by an amplified harmonic excitation voltage. Simultaneously, it monitors the signal of the same PZTs acting as sensors and, after processing the voltage frequency response of the PZTs, it transmits them wirelessly and in real time. FRC cracking due to repeated loading ad various compressive stress levels induces change in the mechanical impedance, causing a corresponding change on the signal of each PZT. The influence of the added synthetic fibers on the compressive behavior and the damage-detection procedure is examined and discussed. In addition, the effectiveness of the proposed damage-diagnosis approach for the prognosis of final cracking performance and failure is investigated. The objectives of the study also include the development of a reliable quantitative assessment of damage using the statistical index values at various points of PZT measurements.

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