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An Investigation on the Properties of the Concrete Containing Waste PET Fibers

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  • International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations

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  • 2014

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Recycling and reusing of the waste materials is an efficient measure in management of the waste materials, which in addition to preventing the pollution, it conserves natural resources. Plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), constitutes a major fraction of household wastes. They are classified as non-decaying waste materials which are harmful for public health. In this research, the effects of using waste PET as fiber is cement concrete has been investigated. PET fibers at different lengths of 1, 2 and 3cm, have been added to the concrete at 0.5 and 1%, by volume of total mixture, and some engineering properties of the mixtures, including workability, compressive, tensile, flexural and abrasion resistance, and elastic modulus have been investigated. The results show that PET fiber reinforced mixtures have a lower compressive, flexural and tensile strength than the control mixture without fiber. However, the abrasion resistance of fiber reinforced mixtures is higher than the control mixture. In addition, the elastic modulus of the mixtures reinforced by short fibers is lower than that of the control mixture, while the use of longer fibers at certain content, the elastic modulus can be maintained. It is also found that, the PET fiber reinforced mixtures are more energy absorbent. In general, the results of this research show that waste bottles are viable to be used in concrete for some applications.
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