Effect of Polypropylene Fibers on some Mechanical Properties of Concrete and Durability against Freezing and Thawing Cycles

2021 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 130-138
Author(s):  
Maher Faroq Al-Lebban ◽  
Abeer Ibraheem Khazaly ◽  
Rana Shabbar ◽  
Qusay A. Jabal ◽  
Layth Abdul Rasool Al Asadi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Polypropylene Fibers ◽  
Freezing And Thawing ◽  
Freezing And Thawing Cycles ◽  
Durability Of Concrete

This investigation aims to improve some of the mechanical properties of concrete such as compressive strength, flexural strength, and modulus of elasticity, by using different percentages of polypropylene fibers, and also studying the durability of concrete for freeze-thaw cycles. the study shows a small increment in compressive strength due to adding fibers which were 28.3% compared with increment in flexural strength which was perfect (about 191%), modulus of elasticity also increased by adding fibers. The durability of concrete against freezing-thaw cycles for all mixes was studied. Fiber-reinforced concrete shows more durability against freezing-thawing cycles and less reduction in strength compared with reference mixes without fibers,21.5% reduction in strength for optimum polypropylene fiber concrete while the reduction in strength for normal concrete was found 54.2% in this study.

Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Rigid Airfield Pavement

2011 ◽  
Vol 228-229 ◽  
pp. 627-633
Author(s):  
Tammam Merhej ◽  
Liang Liang Cheng ◽  
De Cheng Feng
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Modulus Of Rupture ◽  
Polypropylene Fibers ◽  
Strength Ratio ◽  
Flexural Toughness ◽  
Volume Fractions

The effect of adding polypropylene fibers; with different shapes and volume fractions; on the compressive strength, modulus of rupture, load-deflection curve and flexural toughness (equivalent flexural strength ratio) of concrete was investigated. Crimped and twisted polypropylene fibers were used with 0.0%, 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.6% volume fractions. It was found that the compressive strength, flexural strength and the equivalent flexural strength ratio of concrete increased about 11%, 25% and 40% respectively by adding 0.6% volume fraction of twisted polypropylene fiber. In addition; it was found that the contribution of polypropylene fiber to the flexural strength and flexural toughness was more effective when twisted polypropylene fiber was added comparing to crimped polypropylene fibers. The experimental results were used in numerical example using FAARFIELD program to explore the airfield pavement thickness reduction resulted from polypropylene fiber incorporation.

scholarly journals Influence of polypropylene fiber on early strength of self-compacting concrete

2019 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 01020
Author(s):  
Rahmi Karolina ◽  
Abdiansyah Putra Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Fiber Content ◽  
Polypropylene Fibers ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Concrete Technology ◽  
Early Strength

One of the development of concrete technology in construction’s world is Self-Compacting Concrete. Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) is an innovative concrete that able to “flow” and condensed by gravity and its own weight with little vibration or even without a vibration device at all. However, these concrete still have deficiencies like general concrete that is weak to tensile. To increase the tensile strength of the concrete is by adding fiber into the mix. One type of fiber that can be used as an additive to the mix is Polypropylene fibers. This study aims to determine the effect of adding polypropylene fibers to the mechanical properties and characteristics of SCC concrete and to know the optimal polypropylene fiber content in the manufacture of Self Compacting Concrete. Fiber addition variations are 0 kg / m3; 0.25 kg / m3; 0.5 kg / m3 and 0.75 kg / m3. The result of the research showed that the variation of 0.5 kg / m3 and 0.75 kg / m3 addition of fibers didn’t fulfill the requirements to be categorized as a SCC concrete. The results of hard concrete test showed the highest compressive strength that is on the SCC PP concrete of 22.31 MPa at the age of 1 day and 46.24 at the age of 28 days. The highest strength is on the SCC 0.25 PP concrete of 6.52 MPa at the age of 1 day and 10.07 at the age of 28 days. The highest flexural strength is on the SCC 0.25 PP concrete of 6.76 at the age of 1 day and 8.60 at the age of 28 days.

scholarly journals Mechanical Properties of Mortar Using Polypropylene Fibers

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Eethar Thanon Dawood ◽  
◽  
Tamara Waleed Ghanim ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Polypropylene Fibers ◽  
Low Volume

In the present paper the behavior of mortar reinforced with polypropylene fibers was studied. Different percentages of polypropylene fibers such as 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8% as volumetric fractions were used. Different properties which are flowability, density, compressive strength, flexural strength and splitting tensile strength were evaluated for all mix combinations. The experimental results indicated that a reduction in flowability was obtained with increased polypropylene fibers content. Besides, it can be concluded that the incorporation of polypropylene fiber may significantly reduce the density of mortar. The use of low volume fraction of polypropylene fiber improves the mechanical properties of HPM. Thus, the use of 0.2% of such fiber increases compressive strength by about (4-10%), at various ages.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Recycled Polypropylene Fibers as an Addition to Concrete Fabrication Based on Portland Cement

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Małek ◽  
Mateusz Jackowski ◽  
Waldemar Łasica ◽  
Marta Kadela
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Polypropylene Fibers ◽  
Split Tensile Strength ◽  
Recycled Polypropylene ◽  
Recycled Fibers

High-performance concrete has low tensile strength and brittle failure. In order to improve these properties of unreinforced concrete, the effects of adding recycled polypropylene fibers on the mechanical properties of concrete were investigated. The polypropylene fibers used were made from recycled plastic packaging for environmental reasons (long degradation time). The compressive, flexural and split tensile strengths after 1, 7, 14 and 28 days were tested. Moreover, the initial and final binding times were determined. This experimental work has included three different contents (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 wt.% of cement) for two types of recycled polypropylene fibers. The addition of fibers improves the properties of concrete. The highest values of mechanical properties were obtained for concrete with 1.0% of polypropylene fibers for each type of fiber. The obtained effect of an increase in mechanical properties with the addition of recycled fibers compared to unreinforced concrete is unexpected and unparalleled for polypropylene fiber-reinforced concrete (69.7% and 39.4% increase in compressive strength for green polypropylene fiber (PPG) and white polypropylene fiber (PPW) respectively, 276.0% and 162.4% increase in flexural strength for PPG and PPW respectively, and 269.4% and 254.2% increase in split tensile strength for PPG and PPW respectively).

Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Airport Rigid Pavements: Compressive and Flexural Strength

2011 ◽  
Vol 219-220 ◽  
pp. 1601-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammam Merhej ◽  
Xin Kai Li ◽  
De Cheng Feng
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Rigid Pavements ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Concrete

This paper presents the experimental investigation carried out to study the behavior of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete (PPFRC) under compression and flexure. Crimped polypropylene fibers and twisted polypropylene fiber were used with 0.0%, 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.6% volume fractions. The influence of the volume fraction of each shape of polypropylene fiber on the compressive strength and flexural strength is presented. Empirical equations to predict the effect of polypropylene fiber on compressive and flexural strength of concrete were proposed using linear regression analysis. An increase of 27% in flexural strength was obtained when 0.6% volume fraction of twisted polypropylene fiber was added. It was also found that the contribution of fiber in flexural strength is more effective when twisted fibers were used. The compressive strength was found to be less affected by polypropylene fiber addition.

Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Fiber Concrete after High Temperature

2014 ◽  
Vol 662 ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Du ◽  
You Liang Chen ◽  
Yu Chen Li ◽  
Da Xiang Nie ◽  
Ji Huang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Concrete ◽  
Compressive Strength Of Concrete ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Concrete

With cooling tests on polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete and plain concrete that were initially subjected to different heating temperatures, the change of mechanical properties including mass loss, uniaxial compressive strength and microstructure were analyzed. The results show that the compressive strength of concrete tend to decrease with an increase in temperature. After experiencing high temperatures, the internal fibers of the polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete melted and left a large number of voids in it, thereby deteriorating the mechanical properties of concrete.

Experiment and Research on Mechanic Behavior of Concrete with Different Addition Amounts of Polypropylene Fibers

2012 ◽  
Vol 430-432 ◽  
pp. 1064-1067
Author(s):  
Yu Zhi Chen ◽  
Wei Hong Xuan ◽  
Xiao Hong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Polypropylene Fibers ◽  
Flexural Tensile Strength ◽  
Axial Compressive Strength ◽  
Low Dosage

The effect of the different addition amounts of polypropylene fibers on the basic mechanical properties of concrete were investigated in this paper. The results show that the flexural tensile strength of concrete changed slightly after adding low-dosage polypropylene fiber(0.04%～0.16%); Axial compressive strength and flexural tension modulus decreased, limiting flexural strain increased gradually with the amounts of fibers rising.

Effect of Polypropylene Fiber on Strength and Flexural Properties of Concrete Containing Silica Fume

2011 ◽  
Vol 346 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Hong Wei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Silica Fume ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Flexural Properties ◽  
Fiber Volume

A designed experimental study has been conducted to investigate the effect of polypropylene fiber on the compressive strength and flexural properties of concrete containing silica fume, a large number of experiments have been carried out in this study. The flexural properties include flexural strength and flexural modulus of elasticity. On the basis of the experimental results of the specimens of six sets of mix proportions, the mechanism of action of polypropylene fiber on compressive strength, flexural strength and flexural modulus of elasticity has been analyzed in details. The results indicate that there is a tendency of increase in the compressive strength and flexural strength, and the flexural modulus of elasticity of concrete containing silica fume decrease gradually with the increase of fiber volume fraction.

scholarly journals Investigating the Behavior of Concrete and Mortar Reinforced with Aluminum Waste Strips

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.37) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Rawa Shakir Muwashee ◽  
Hamid Athab Al-Jameel ◽  
Qusay Abdulhameed Jabai
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Low Density ◽  
High Modulus ◽  
Aluminum Strip ◽  
Lower Strain ◽  
Cracks Propagation

Composite  concrete such as fiber reinforced concrete is widely used in structures because of its excellent properties such as compressive, flexural and tensile strengths and also high modulus of elasticity because it gives lower strain values under loading and too fewer cracks propagation. In this study, Aluminum strips was prepared by cutting the Coca- Cola cans as strips in concrete. The reason of using Aluminum strip is low density and good tensile strength (about 310 MPa) and also has a good ductility.  The results of this study show good improvements in compressive, tensile and  flexural strengths using 117 tested specimens for both concrete and mortar. In brief, about 22 % increment in compressive strength of Aluminum strip concrete  and flexural strength increases from 3.31 MPa to 11.20 MPa when using Aluminum strips with 2.5 % by volume of concrete. The reinforced mortar with Aluminum strips demonstrates significant increments which are 27% for compressive strength and more than 100% for both flexural and tensile strengths comparing with reference mix.  

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Quaternary Cement Concrete

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 155892501501000
Author(s):  
Ramesh Kanagavel ◽  
K. Arunachalam
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Cement Concrete ◽  
Split Tensile Strength ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Mechanical properties of quaternary blending cement concrete reinforced with hybrid fibers are evaluated in this experimental study. The steel fibers were added at volume fractions of 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5 % and polypropylene fibers were added at 0.25% and 0.5% by weight of cementitious materials in the concrete mix individually and in hybrid form to determine the compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength and impact resistance for all the mixes. The experimental results revealed that fiber addition improves the mechanical properties and also the ductility and energy absorption of the concrete. The results also demonstrate that the hybrid steel – polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete performs better in compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength and impact resistance than mono steel and mono polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete.

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