Utilizing polypropylene fibers to improve physical and mechanical properties of concrete

R Bagherzadeh, AH Sadeghi… - Textile research …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
PP fibers used in this study were provided by the PP fiber Production Company. Specification
of the fibers employed in this study are presented in Table 1. Ordinary Portland cement …

Mechanical properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete and the effects of pozzolanic materials

AM Alhozaimy, P Soroushian, F Mirza - Cement and Concrete Composites, 1996 - Elsevier
polypropylene fibers at relatively low volume fractions (below 0.3%) on the compressive,
flexUral and impact properties of … on the mechanical properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced …

Mechanical properties of polypropylene composites: A review

QTH Shubhra, AKMM Alam… - Journal of thermoplastic …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
fiber treatments, which are carried out to improve the fiber–matrix adhesion to get improved
mechanical properties, … agents and fiber loading which affect the mechanical properties of …

The mechanical properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete

LI Bei-Xing, C Ming-xiang, C Fang… - Journal of Wuhan …, 2004 - Springer
Polypropylene fiber reinforcement is considered to be an effective method for improving
the … , mesh polypropylene fibers and steel fiber in enhancing the mechanical properties of …

Mechanical properties of polypropylene hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete

M Hsie, C Tu, PS Song - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2008 - Elsevier
… In order to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages, this study proposed that the
coarse synthetic monofilament polypropylene fibers could be a potential replacement for steel …

Drawing and annealing of polypropylene fibers: Structural changes and mechanical properties

HP Nadella, JE Spruiell, JL White - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 1978 - Wiley Online Library
polypropylene fibers, continuous filaments are first formed by melt spinning; these filaments
are then drawn. The structure and properties of the final fibers … of polypropylene fibers. In the …

High modulus polypropylene fibers. I. Mechanical properties

D Gregor‐Svetec, F Sluga - Journal of applied polymer science, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… In this study the mechanical properties of polypropylene fibers were investigated, which
were spun from fiber grade controlled rheology (CR) polymers and from the blends of a fiber

Mechanical properties and microstructure of glass fiber and polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete: An experimental study

Z Yuan, Y Jia - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
… the effect of glass fiber (GF) and polypropylene fiber (PPF) on the mechanical and microstructural
properties of concrete as a function of the water/binder ratio and fiber content. Different …

Mechanical properties of high performance concrete reinforced with basalt fiber and polypropylene fiber

D Wang, Y Ju, H Shen, L Xu - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
mechanical properties of high performance concrete (HPC) reinforced with basalt fiber and
polypropylene fibers … The influence of single basalt fibers (BFs), single polypropylene fibers (…

Mechanical properties of polypropylene matrix composites reinforced with natural fibers: a statistical approach

J Biagiotti, S Fiori, L Torre… - Polymer …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
polypropylene and reinforced with natural fibers were produced and their mechanical
properties are measured together with the distribution of the fiber size and the fiber diameter. The …