Use of Plastic Fiber in the Concrete

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2017 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 4 Issue 11

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Balte Sanjaykumar, Prof. S. N. Daule

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V4I11P102

How to Cite?

Balte Sanjaykumar, Prof. S. N. Daule, "Use of Plastic Fiber in the Concrete," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 4,  no. 11, pp. 4-7, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V4I11P102

Abstract:

Concrete is strong in compression however weak in tension. The tensile strength as well as ductile property of concrete could be improved by addition of fibers. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) fiber obtained from various industries were used. The mix f pet fiber plain concrete was design for a compressive strength of 26 MPa at 28 days curing time with a water cement ratio of 0.45. Cylindrical and beam specimens with 0.5%,1%, 1.5%, and 2% fibers volume were casted. This project mainly studied includes flexural strength, splitting tensile strength, compressive strength and bond strength. The test result show that the slump and compaction factor is reduced at higher percentages of fibers. But up to 1.5 to 2.0 % addition of fibers the slump and compaction factor is not hampered so much. It was observed that the concrete was good enough workable up to 1.5 to 2.0 % addition of fibers. also with the increase in fiber content bond strength will increases.

Keywords:

Concrete, waste plastic bottles, fibers, cube and cylinder, compressive strengths, tensile strength, bond strength, flexural strength.

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