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Split Tensile Strength Using Polypropylene

This document discusses the use of polypropylene fibers to improve the split tensile strength and compressive strength of concrete. Several studies are referenced that show how the addition of polypropylene fibers can increase strength, especially at early ages. Longer fibers generally provide more improvement to split tensile strength. Compressive strength may initially decrease due to interactions with cement but can increase with fiber length and content. Polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete provides benefits like improved impact resistance, reduced bleeding, and potential reductions in weight and thickness of structures.

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Split Tensile Strength Using Polypropylene

This document discusses the use of polypropylene fibers to improve the split tensile strength and compressive strength of concrete. Several studies are referenced that show how the addition of polypropylene fibers can increase strength, especially at early ages. Longer fibers generally provide more improvement to split tensile strength. Compressive strength may initially decrease due to interactions with cement but can increase with fiber length and content. Polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete provides benefits like improved impact resistance, reduced bleeding, and potential reductions in weight and thickness of structures.

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Split Tensile Strength using Polypropylene

Split tensile strength can be determined by either direct methods, or indirect methods. The direct
method has difficulties related to holding the specimen properly in the testing machine without
introducing stress concentration, and in application of uniaxial tensile load which is free from
eccentricity to the specimen. Since concrete is weak in tension even a small eccentricity of load will
induce combined bending and axial force condition and the concrete fails at the apparent tensile stress
rather than the tensile strength (Madhavi et al., 2015).

(K. Murahari, 2013) from their experimental investigations observed that there is not much significant
interference of fibers on the split tensile strength. The split tensile strength gained more strength at
early age of 28 days compared to 56 days.

(Gencel et al., 2011) conducted the split tensile strength using fibers up to 9 kg/m3. It is found that the
split tensile strength increased with increasing fiber content Fibers tend to bridge the micro cracks and
hamper the propagation of cracks. When tensile stress is transferred to fibers, the micro cracks are
arrested and thus improve the split tensile strength of concrete.

From the study of (Hajali Ahmed & Ahmed Daoud, 2016) studied the effect of length of fiber on the split
tensile strength of fiber reinforced concrete and observed that, the split tensile strength of fiber
reinforced concrete was dependent on length of fiber used. By addition of longer length fiber, the split
tensile strength increases. Use of 24 mm long fiber with same volume of fraction gives maximum split
tensile strength over fiber 15 mm and 20 mm cut length. The overall effect of 24 mm long fiber when
used in fiber content of 0.25% of weight of cement was that it improved the split tensile strength of
concrete by 72%.

Compressive Strength using Polypropylene

Compressive strength of concrete is one of the most important properties of concrete.

The compressive strength of cube specimens was obtained according to the BS 1881 at the ages of 7, 28
and 56 days. In this study, It can be observed that the compressive strength of fiber concretes is less
than the control concrete. This strength reduction can be induced by collection of Calcium- Hydroxide in
the interface of fibers and hydrated cement. Besides, the compressive strength increased with increase
of fibers length. The compressive strength of 19 mm fibers concretes is almost equal to the control
concrete. (Najimi et al., 2009)

(Patel et al., 2012) found that the compressive, split tensile and flexural strength improved on addition
of 1.5 % of polypropylene fiber in the concrete

(Mehul J. Patel, 2013) used fibrillated polypropylene fiber of length 12mm and diameter 34 micron and
low density of 0.9 kN/m3, in percentages of 0.5%, 1% and 1.5% in high strength concrete. Super
plasticizer Conplast-Sp430 was used. They observed that the compressive strength of concrete increased
with addition of fibers.
(Liu et al., 2018) carried out experimental Investigations on Hybrid fibers using steel, glass and
polypropylene fibers in different combinations to examine the mechanical properties of Hybrid Fiber
Reinforced Concrete as compared to the conventional concrete.

(K. Murahari, 2013) the effect of polypropylene fibers in fly ash concrete. Fiber volume fraction of 0.15%,
0.2%, 0.25% and 0.3% was used in fly ash concrete with class C fly ash of specific gravity 1.96, obtained
from NLC. Fly ash content was varied as 30%, 40% and 50%. 12 mm (40%) and 20 mm (60%) coarse
aggregate with specific gravity of 2.7 were used. The cube specimens were tested for 28days and 56
days strength. The compressive strength gained maximum strength at early age as observed for all fly
ash and polypropylene fiber concrete. It is also observed that the compressive strength increased
gradually from 0.15% to 0.3% fiber content.

Polypropylene Reinforced Concrete

PFRC is easy to place, compact, finish, pump and it reduces the rebound effect in sprayed concrete
applications by increasing cohesiveness of wet concrete. Being wholly synthetic there is no corrosion
risk. PFRC shows improved impact resistance as compared to conventionally reinforced brittle concrete.
The use of PFRC provides a safer working environment and improves abrasion resistance in concrete
floors by controlling the bleeding while the concrete is in plastic stage. The possibility of increased
tensile strength and impact resistance offers potential reductions in the weight and thickness of
structural components and should also reduce the damage resulting from shipping and handling
[ CITATION SKS11 \l 1033 ].

The performance of PFRC is compared with ordinary concrete through extensive tests comprising
modulus of elasticity, static flexure, abrasion, and impact(Jain et al., 2011).

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