A Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Various Fibers Reinforced Concrete

The present work presents an investigation the effect of adding various fiber materials such as (glass, nylon, and carbon) into the concrete mix for inspecting and compare the mechanical properties of different fibers reinforced concrete. Two different fiber length states of (short=3cm and long=10cm...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Al-Ghaban, Hussein Jaber, Aya Shaher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Unviversity of Technology- Iraq 2019-01-01
Series:Engineering and Technology Journal
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Online Access:https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_168812_2c67bef58d2ab8cb6e9fbe45b070d889.pdf
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description The present work presents an investigation the effect of adding various fiber materials such as (glass, nylon, and carbon) into the concrete mix for inspecting and compare the mechanical properties of different fibers reinforced concrete. Two different fiber length states of (short=3cm and long=10cm) are used in this work. The concrete of ordinary Portland cement of (1:1.5:3), (cement: sand: gravel), were mixed with each of the fiber materials at four different weight percentages (0, 0.4, 0.8, and 1.2) wt% per cement content. Compressive strength and flexural strength were experimentally investigated of different fibers reinforced concrete specimens after curing for 28 days. The results showed that the incorporation of various fibers with the concrete mix generally improved the strength of concrete by improving the toughness. The flexural strength of concrete with addition of various fibers was strongly enhanced than compression. Addition 0.8% of nylon fiber to concrete resulted in the maximum increase of its compressive strength, reaching the rate of increasing to 11.08% for short fiber and 20.75% for long fiber. Addition 1.2% of nylon fiber to concrete mix resulted in the maximum increase of the flexural strength, reaching rate of increasing to 120.02% for short fiber and 211.49% for long fiber. Increasing the length of fibers increases the strength of the concrete but a little extent. Among these fibers, nylon containing concrete composite exhibits promising mechanical strength that could be easily used as low-cost partitioning wall, false ceiling, and other household purposes.
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spelling doaj.art-45e801fd46224774a8519b95200f24332024-02-04T17:10:33ZengUnviversity of Technology- IraqEngineering and Technology Journal1681-69002412-07582019-01-01371A283610.30684/etj.37.1A.5168812A Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Various Fibers Reinforced ConcreteAhmed Al-Ghaban0Hussein Jaber1Aya Shaher2Materials Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad - IraqMaterials Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad - IraqMaterials Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad - IraqThe present work presents an investigation the effect of adding various fiber materials such as (glass, nylon, and carbon) into the concrete mix for inspecting and compare the mechanical properties of different fibers reinforced concrete. Two different fiber length states of (short=3cm and long=10cm) are used in this work. The concrete of ordinary Portland cement of (1:1.5:3), (cement: sand: gravel), were mixed with each of the fiber materials at four different weight percentages (0, 0.4, 0.8, and 1.2) wt% per cement content. Compressive strength and flexural strength were experimentally investigated of different fibers reinforced concrete specimens after curing for 28 days. The results showed that the incorporation of various fibers with the concrete mix generally improved the strength of concrete by improving the toughness. The flexural strength of concrete with addition of various fibers was strongly enhanced than compression. Addition 0.8% of nylon fiber to concrete resulted in the maximum increase of its compressive strength, reaching the rate of increasing to 11.08% for short fiber and 20.75% for long fiber. Addition 1.2% of nylon fiber to concrete mix resulted in the maximum increase of the flexural strength, reaching rate of increasing to 120.02% for short fiber and 211.49% for long fiber. Increasing the length of fibers increases the strength of the concrete but a little extent. Among these fibers, nylon containing concrete composite exhibits promising mechanical strength that could be easily used as low-cost partitioning wall, false ceiling, and other household purposes.https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_168812_2c67bef58d2ab8cb6e9fbe45b070d889.pdfconcretecompressive strengthflexural strengthglassnylon and carbon fibers
spellingShingle Ahmed Al-Ghaban
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Aya Shaher
A Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Various Fibers Reinforced Concrete
Engineering and Technology Journal
concrete
compressive strength
flexural strength
glass
nylon and carbon fibers
title A Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Various Fibers Reinforced Concrete
title_full A Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Various Fibers Reinforced Concrete
title_fullStr A Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Various Fibers Reinforced Concrete
title_full_unstemmed A Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Various Fibers Reinforced Concrete
title_short A Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Various Fibers Reinforced Concrete
title_sort comparative investigation on mechanical properties of various fibers reinforced concrete
topic concrete
compressive strength
flexural strength
glass
nylon and carbon fibers
url https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_168812_2c67bef58d2ab8cb6e9fbe45b070d889.pdf
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