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Effect of recycled polypropylene fiber on high strength concrete and normal strength concrete properties

  • Touahri, Ahmed (Civil Engineering Department, University Hassiba BenBouali of Chlef) ;
  • Branci, Taieb (Civil Engineering Department, University Hassiba BenBouali of Chlef) ;
  • Yahia, Ammar (Civil Engineering Department, University of Sherbrooke) ;
  • Ezziane, Karim (Geomaterials Laboratory, University Hassiba BenBouali of Chlef)
  • Received : 2020.06.04
  • Accepted : 2021.10.25
  • Published : 2021.12.25
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Abstract

An experimental study was undertaken to evaluate the performance of recycled polypropylene fiber (RPF) in concrete. The RPF materials were recycled from woven bags and used in concrete at various volume fractions corresponding to 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3%. Two different classes of strength, corresponding to normal and high strength concrete, were investigated. Fiber was used as substitution of coarse aggregate in concrete. The dosage of fiber was used at relatively lower dosages to avoid altering fluidity and to limit the reduction in coarse aggregate content. On the other hand, a commercial polypropylene fiber (PPF) was used at equivalent dosages than RPF for comparisons purposes. Test results indicated that optimized RPF volumes can secure comparable mechanical performance than those obtained with commercial PPF. On the other hand, the use of both fiber types resulted in lower compressive strength (10 to 20%), higher flexural strength (up to 27%), and lower elastic modulus (by 16%). Furthermore, the use of RPF type reduced the drying shrinkage (6 to 10%) of normal and high strength concrete types and increased the permeable pore void of both concrete types.

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Acknowledgement

We gratefully acknowledge the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education for providing financial support. The support of civil engineering department of the University of Sherbrooke Canada is also acknowledged. The authors would like to thank the technicians of "the research laboratory on alternatives cementitious materials" of the University of Sherbrooke for their technical assistance during the experimental investigations.

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