Recent advances in the use of natural fibers in civil engineering structures

K Saini, VA Matsagar, VR Kodur - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The recent boom in the construction sector, either for building new infrastructures or for
retrofitting and strengthening of old structures, has placed a great demand for conventional …

A critical review on the properties of natural fibre reinforced concrete composites subjected to impact loading

W Wang, Y Zhang, Z Mo, N Chouw… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
To gain a complete grasp of the dynamic properties and the engineering application
potential of natural fibre reinforced concrete (NFRC), the recent research progress on the …

Impact resistance of flax FRP fully wrapped coconut fibre reinforced concrete beams and shear contribution of FRP

W Wang, Z Mo, N Chouw, Z Xu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the behaviour of flax fibre reinforced polymer (FFRP) fully wrapped
coconut fibre reinforced concrete (CFRC) beams and FRP contribution to shear strength …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Flax By-Products on the Mechanical and Cracking Behaviors of Expansive Soil

G Lazorenko, A Kasprzhitskii, V Mischinenko… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Expansive soils, prone to significant volume changes with moisture fluctuations, challenge
engineering infrastructure due to their swelling and shrinking. Traditional stabilization …

The effect of strengthening methods on the performance of reinforced concrete columns against vehicle impact

AA Fuhaid, KMA Sohel, M Arifuzzaman - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Columns at the ground floor and parking garages that could be hit by a car pose a significant
risk to the structural stability of the building superstructures. Generally, these columns are …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic splitting tensile behaviour of concrete confined by natural flax and glass FRP

W Wang, Z Mo, Y Zhang, N Chouw - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flax fibre has been used to reinforce concrete composite, but its dynamic properties have
not been thoroughly studied. This study investigates the dynamic splitting tensile properties …