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In this paper, steel fibres have been used to improve the tensile strength of concrete by bridging the cracks and reducing stress intensity at the crack tip.
Use of macro plastic fibres in concrete: A review
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The use of macro plastic fibres to reinforce concrete has attracted widespread attention from both scientists and construction industry due to the multiple sustainability benefits they offer, compared to steel fibres and steel reinforcing mesh as mentioned in this paper.About:
This article is published in Construction and Building Materials.The article was published on 2015-09-15 and is currently open access. It has received 272 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Compressive strength.read more
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American Society for Testing and Materials
TL;DR: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) as mentioned in this paper is an independent organization devoted to the development of standards for testing and materials, and is a member of IEEE 802.11.
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Use of recycled plastic as fine aggregate in cementitious composites: A review
Ibrahim Almeshal,Ibrahim Almeshal,Bassam A. Tayeh,Rayed Alyousef,Hisham Alabduljabbar,Abdeliazim Mustafa Mohamed,Abdulaziz Alaskar +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review paper summarizes the previous studies until 2019, discussing the use of recycled plastic aggregate as fine aggregate in cementitious composites and its impact on physical, mechanical properties and durability.
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Impact resistance and energy absorption capacity of concrete containing plastic waste
TL;DR: In this paper, the residual compressive strength of concrete containing PET waste was investigated for exposure to 300°C and 600°C elevated temperatures, and the analysis of test results indicated lower compressive strengths of concrete with waste plastic PET aggregate.
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Synthetic fibers for cementitious composites: A critical and in-depth review of recent advances
TL;DR: The use of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers in cementitious composites has received significant attention in recent years as discussed by the authors.
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Mechanical properties of concrete reinforced with recycled HDPE plastic fibres
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated potential engineering benefits of the pioneering application of simply extruded recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic fibres in structural concrete and found that the Fibres mainly contributed by providing the post-cracking flexural ductility and through improving serviceability properties of concrete such as the reduced plastic shrinkage cracking, drying shrinkage and water permeability.
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American Society for Testing and Materials
TL;DR: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) as mentioned in this paper is an independent organization devoted to the development of standards for testing and materials, and is a member of IEEE 802.11.
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Use of recycled plastic in concrete: A review
TL;DR: The effect of recycled and waste plastic on bulk density, air content, workability, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, impact resistance, permeability, and abrasion resistance is discussed in this paper.
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Fibre reinforced cement-based (FRC) composites after over 40 years of development in building and civil engineering
TL;DR: In this paper, the main fields of application of FRC composites are examined and future perspectives discussed, and some attention is paid to computation methods and composite materials' design approaches.
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Fiber-reinforced concrete: An overview after 30 years of development
TL;DR: In this article, a rhetorical discussion on the subject of fiber-reinforced concrete, FRC, is presented, which is intended as an overview of the types of commercially available FRCs and how they work.
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Strength properties of nylon- and polypropylene-fiber-reinforced concretes
P S Song,S Y Hwang,B C Sheu +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the strength potential of nylon-fiber-reinforced concrete was investigated versus that of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete, at a fiber content of 0.6 kg/m 3.