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http://dx.doi.org/10.4334/JKCI.2007.19.2.233

Effect of Recycled PET Fiber Geometry and Length on the Plastic Shrinkage Cracking of Cement Based Composites  

Won, Jong-Pil (Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engineering, Konkuk University)
Park, Chan-Gi (Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engineering, Konkuk University)
Kim, Hwang-Hee (Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engineering, Konkuk University)
Lee, Sang-Woo (Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engineering, Konkuk University)
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Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute / v.19, no.2, 2007 , pp. 233-239 More about this Journal
Abstract
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of recycled PET fiber made from waste PET bottle on the control of plastic shrinkage cracking of cement based composites. PET is blown as a plastic material and used in a variety products such as a beverage bottle. However, waste PET bottles are thrown after the usage, raising huge problems in terms of the environment. Thus, the research on the method to recycle the PET bottles indicates important aspects in environment and economy. The method to recycle waste PET bottles as a reinforcing fiber for cement based composites is one of effective methods in terms of the recycle of waste PET bottles. In this research, the effect of recycled PET fiber geometry and length on the control of plastic shrinkage was examined through thin slab tests. A test program was carried out to understand the influence of fiber geometry, length and fiber volume fraction. Three type of recycled PET fibers including straight, twist crimped and embossed type. Three volume fraction and two fiber length were investigated for each of the three fiber geometry. Test results indicated that recycled PET fibers are effective in controlling plastic shrinkage cracking in cement based composites. In respect to effect of length of fiber, longer fiber was observed to have efficient cracking controlling with low volume fraction in same fiber geometry while shorter fiber controled plastic shrinkage cracking efficiently as addition rate increase. Also, embossed type fibers were more effective in controlling plastic shrinkage cracking than other geometry fiber at low volume fraction. But, for high volume fraction, straight type fibers were most effective in plastic shrinkage cracking controlling in cement based composites.
Keywords
fiber geometry; fiber volume fraction; plastic shrinkage cracking; recycled PET fiber;
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