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Properties of Concrete Containing Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fibre
As Malaysia’s population increases rapidly, so has the demand for different types of materials. There are several types of fibres which can cause serious environmental problems. Many methods for improving the quality of concrete make use of waste materials produced by different industries. Concrete mixes containing fibres normally demonstrate better performance compared to standard concrete because of the positive sewing effect that fibres have on concrete crack. The main objectives of this study are to determine the compressive and splitting tensile strength of concrete specimens containing different percentages of recycled plastic bottle fibre (PET) (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0%.) and to evaluate the optimum percentage of PET fibres in concrete. The tests conducted to obtain the workability and strength of concrete included slump tests, compression tests and tensile tests. The results indicate that the addition of 1% PET recycled fibre to concrete showed the best value in terms of strength. As for the splitting tensile strength test, the addition of 1% PET fibre also resulted in the highest value compared to the other mixes.
Properties of Concrete Containing Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fibre
As Malaysia’s population increases rapidly, so has the demand for different types of materials. There are several types of fibres which can cause serious environmental problems. Many methods for improving the quality of concrete make use of waste materials produced by different industries. Concrete mixes containing fibres normally demonstrate better performance compared to standard concrete because of the positive sewing effect that fibres have on concrete crack. The main objectives of this study are to determine the compressive and splitting tensile strength of concrete specimens containing different percentages of recycled plastic bottle fibre (PET) (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0%.) and to evaluate the optimum percentage of PET fibres in concrete. The tests conducted to obtain the workability and strength of concrete included slump tests, compression tests and tensile tests. The results indicate that the addition of 1% PET recycled fibre to concrete showed the best value in terms of strength. As for the splitting tensile strength test, the addition of 1% PET fibre also resulted in the highest value compared to the other mixes.
Properties of Concrete Containing Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fibre
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Mohd Zuki, Sharifah Salwa (editor) / Mokhatar, Shahrul Niza (editor) / Shahidan, Shahiron (editor) / Bin Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman (editor) / Abdul Manaf, Adib Fikri (author) / Shahidan, Shahiron (author) / Shamsuddin, Shamrul-Mar (author) / Sharif, Najamuddin Falakh (author) / Mohd Zuki, Sharifah Salwa (author) / Abdullah, Siti Radziah (author)
Proceedings of the Sustainable Concrete Materials and Structures in Construction 2020 ; Chapter: 21 ; 237-246
2021-05-26
10 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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