Study of Concretes Reinforced by Plastic Fibers Based on Local Materials

Abstract:

This work is carried out to investigate the performance of concrete reinforced with plastic fibers obtained locally (bottle waste as fiber). Bottle waste plastic was chosen because it is being thrown after single use and cause environmental problem. One way to recycle wasted bottles plastic is grinded into irregular fiber. Then, it was incorporate with the concrete and tests the performance of the concrete. The study was conducted using cylindrical and rectangular (cube) mold of concrete to investigate the performance of the concrete in term of mechanical properties. In this research, the mechanical properties that were measured are compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength. The results revealed that the presence of plastic fiber in concrete will increase the concrete performance, as well as the concrete bond strength is improved and the cracks in the concrete decrease the use of fibers and reduce plastic waste.

• Periodical: International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa (Volume 42)
• Pages: 100-108
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.42.100
• Online since: April 2019
• Authors: Adda Hadj Mostefa, Merdaci Slimane*
• Keywords: Compressive Strength, Concrete, Environment, Flexural Strength, Plastic Fibers, Strengthen

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