[HTML][HTML] Polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete and its application in creating architectural forms of public spaces

J Blazy, R Blazy - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Fiber reinforced concrete is a cementitious composite material with a dispersed
reinforcement in a form of fibers. Polypropylene fibers can be divided into microfibers and …

The use of palm oil clinker as a sustainable construction material: A review

HM Hamada, GA Jokhio, AA Al-Attar, FM Yahaya… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
Waste byproducts of palm oil can potentially help preserve non-renewable resources and
enhance the sustainable, environmental, and economic characteristics of the construction …

Mechanical performance and reinforcing mechanisms of foamed concrete strengthened by carbon fibers

Z Lei, Q Li, Y Zhou, B Yin - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Foamed concrete (FC) is a lightweight and environmentally friendly building material that
offers versatile applications in civil engineering. However, FC is inherently weak in …

Effect of high temperature on polypropylene fiber-reinforced mortars containing colemanite wastes

MY Durgun, S Özen, K Karakuzu, V Kobya… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of polypropylene (PP) fiber utilization ratio on the fresh and some
hardened properties of mortar mixtures containing colemanite waste (CW), which mainly …

Advances on concrete strength properties after adding polypropylene fibers from health personal protective equipment (PPE) of COVID-19: Implication on waste …

A Abd El Aal, GMS Abdullah, SMT Qadri… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2022 - Elsevier
Using Health personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks, safety foot shoes
and protective suits has expanded dramatically due to COVID-19 pandemic leading to a …

Workability, strength, modulus of elasticity, and permeability feature of wheat straw ash-incorporated hydraulic cement concrete

HYB Katman, WJ Khai, N Bheel, MS Kırgız, A Kumar… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The extensive use of Portland cement (PC) in the manufacturing of concrete is responsible
for the depletion of natural resources that are part of cement production. Cement supply is …

Mechanical properties and energy absorption capacity of plain and fiber-reinforced single-and multi-layer cellular concrete

A Alam, J Hu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellular concrete has been widely used in geotechnical, non-structural, and structural
applications because of its low density and easiness of handling. Due to its high energy …

Flexural tensile strength of concrete with synthetic fibers

J Blazy, Ł Drobiec, P Wolka - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fiber reinforcement is currently most often used in floors, railway sleepers, prefabricated
structural elements such as slabs, beams and tanks, and in small architecture elements …

[HTML][HTML] Performances of concrete containing coal bottom ash with different fineness as a supplementary cementitious material exposed to seawater

SA Mangi, MHW Ibrahim, N Jamaluddin… - … Science and Technology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Concrete structures are seriously deteriorated under marine environment because marine
water is aggressive in nature; it contains salts of sulphate and chloride and others. These …

Influence of synthetic fibers on the flexural properties of concrete: Prediction of toughness as a function of volume, slenderness ratio and elastic modulus of fibers

AA Del Savio, DLT Esquivel, F de Andrade Silva… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The construction industry requires concrete with adequate post-cracking behavior for
applications such as tunnels, bridges, and pavements. For this reason, polypropylene …