Compressive behavior of plastic fiber reinforced concrete

Concrete is a construction material created by mixing cement, water and aggregates together. It has a relatively high compressive strength but significantly low tensile strength. The aim of this project was to analyze the compressive behavior of concrete due to plastic fiber (Polypropylene). This p...

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Main Author: Chai, Wee Kwok
Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40029
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description Concrete is a construction material created by mixing cement, water and aggregates together. It has a relatively high compressive strength but significantly low tensile strength. The aim of this project was to analyze the compressive behavior of concrete due to plastic fiber (Polypropylene). This project focused on the effect of the fiber content and fiber lengths on the strength of the fiber reinforced concrete specimen. The fiber content varies from 1%, 2% and 3% of volume fraction with lengths of 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm. The objective is to determine the ideal proportion of length and quantities of fiber needed to improve the compressive strength of the concrete. It can be concluded that the addition of plastic fiber (Polypropylene) does not strengthen the concrete strength. However, the presence of plastic fiber helps to improve the brittleness of concrete specimen without altering much of the concrete strength. Therefore, it is appropriate to add a small percentage of fiber content into concrete. From the experimental results, the ideal combination of fiber content and fiber length is (1%, 2cm).
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spelling ntu-10356/400292023-03-03T17:23:09Z Compressive behavior of plastic fiber reinforced concrete Chai, Wee Kwok School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Liu Yu DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design Concrete is a construction material created by mixing cement, water and aggregates together. It has a relatively high compressive strength but significantly low tensile strength. The aim of this project was to analyze the compressive behavior of concrete due to plastic fiber (Polypropylene). This project focused on the effect of the fiber content and fiber lengths on the strength of the fiber reinforced concrete specimen. The fiber content varies from 1%, 2% and 3% of volume fraction with lengths of 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm. The objective is to determine the ideal proportion of length and quantities of fiber needed to improve the compressive strength of the concrete. It can be concluded that the addition of plastic fiber (Polypropylene) does not strengthen the concrete strength. However, the presence of plastic fiber helps to improve the brittleness of concrete specimen without altering much of the concrete strength. Therefore, it is appropriate to add a small percentage of fiber content into concrete. From the experimental results, the ideal combination of fiber content and fiber length is (1%, 2cm). Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 2010-06-09T06:32:33Z 2010-06-09T06:32:33Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40029 en Nanyang Technological University 57 p. application/pdf
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Compressive behavior of plastic fiber reinforced concrete
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