State-of-the-art review of capabilities and limitations of polymer and glass fibers used for fiber-reinforced concrete

B Shafei, M Kazemian, M Dopko, M Najimi - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The concrete industry has long been adding discrete fibers to cementitious materials to
compensate for their (relatively) low tensile strengths and control possible cracks. Extensive …

Fresh and hardened properties of recycled plastic fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete made with recycled concrete aggregate and fly ash, slag, silica fume

C Dong, Q Zhang, C Chen, T Jiang, Z Guo, Y Liu… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study addressed the issue of recycling of waste plastic, industry by-products and waste
concrete into sustainable concrete materials, which aims to produce a green and …

Mechanical properties, durability and life-cycle assessment of waste plastic fiber reinforced sustainable recycled aggregate self-compacting concrete

Z Guo, Q Sun, L Zhou, T Jiang, C Dong… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the problem of recycling of waste concrete, waste plastic and industrial
waste to produce eco-friendly and cost-effective concrete materials. A sustainable recycled …

Experimental study of the effects of adding silica nanoparticles on the durability of geopolymer concrete

M Mansourghanaei, M Biklaryan… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The advantages of using geopolymer materials instead of cement in concrete are not limited
to high durability properties. geopolymer concrete was introduced to mitigate the …

Investigation of the mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete containing recycled steel springs; experimental and numerical investigation

G Pachideh, H Ketabdari - European Journal of Environmental and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Improving the performance of concrete on the one hand and preventing harmful effects on
the environment, on the other hand, has caused that in this paper, the effect of adding the …

Use of polypropylene fibres to increase the resistance of reinforcement to chloride corrosion in concretes

W Raczkiewicz - Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, 2021 - degruyter.com
Concrete with the addition of polypropylene fibres is more cohesive and has better
adhesion, deformability and tightness because the fibres “bind” the concrete matrix together …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation on the mechanical characteristics of cement-based mortar containing nano-silica, micro-silica, and PVA fiber

H Nematian Jelodar, A Hojatkashani, R Madandoust… - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates bending and compressive strengths as mechanical characteristics of
cement-based repair mortar containing nano-silica (NS) and micro-silica (SF) as cement …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamic mechanical characterization of epoxy composite reinforced with areca nut husk fiber

N Muralidhar, K Vadivuchezhian… - Archive of Mechanical …, 2020 - journals.pan.pl
Natural fiber polymer composites are gaining focus as low cost and light weight composite
material due to the availability and ecofriendly nature of the natural fiber. Fiber composites …