A Comprehensive Review of Types, Properties, Treatment Methods and Application of Plant Fibers in Construction and Building Materials

Amin, Muhammad; Ahmad, Waqas; Khan, Kaffayatullah; Ahmad, Ayaz

doi:10.3390/ma15124362

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“…In academics, scientific mapping is developed to analyze bibliometric data, which is usually employed to analyze scientometric inquiries [ 46 , 47 , 48 ]. Comma separated values (CSV) files are used to save Scopus records for further determination with the help of a suitable software tool.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Scientometric Review on Mapping Research Knowledge for 3D Printing Concrete

Zhang

YouWang

et al. 2022

Materials

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The scientometric analysis is statistical scrutiny of books, papers, and other publications to assess the “output” of individuals/research teams, organizations, and nations, to identify national and worldwide networks, and to map the creation of new (multi-disciplinary) scientific and technological fields that would be beneficial for the new researchers in the particular field. A scientometric review of 3D printing concrete is carried out in this study to explore the different literature aspects. There are limitations in conventional and typical review studies regarding the capacity of such studies to link various elements of the literature accurately and comprehensively. Some major problematic phases in advanced level research are: co-occurrence, science mapping, and co-citation. The sources with maximum articles, the highly creative researchers/authors known for citations and publications, keywords co-occurrences, and actively involved domains in 3D printing concrete research are explored during the analysis. VOS viewer application analyses bibliometric datasets with 953 research publications were extracted from the Scopus database. The current study would benefit academics for joint venture development and sharing new strategies and ideas due to the graphical and statistical depiction of contributing regions/countries and researchers.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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A Scientometric Review on Mapping Research Knowledge for 3D Printing Concrete

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YouWang

et al. 2022

Materials

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“…For example, flax and kenaf have bast and core fibers, while coconut and oil palm have fruit and stem fibers [ 39 ]. The classification of commonly used PFs is shown in Figure 1 [ 40 , 41 , 42 ].…”

Section: Properties Of Pfsmentioning

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The Mechanical Properties of Plant Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymers: A Review

Liu

Guo

et al. 2022

Polymers

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Both geopolymer and plant fiber (PF) meet the requirements of sustainable development. Geopolymers have the advantages of simple preparation process, conservation and environmental protection, high early strength, wide source of raw materials, and low cost. They have broad application prospects and are considered as the most potential cementitious materials to replace cement. However, due to the ceramic-like shape and brittleness of geopolymers, their flexural strength and tensile strength are poor, and they are sensitive to microcracks. In order to solve the brittleness problem of geopolymers, the toughness of composites can be improved by adding fibers. Adding fibers to geopolymers can limit the growth of cracks and enhance the ductility, toughness and tensile strength of geopolymers. PF is a good natural polymer material, with the advantages of low density, high aspect ratio. It is not only cheap, easy to obtain, abundant sources, but also can be repeatedly processed and biodegradable. PF has high strength and low hardness, which can improve the toughness of composites. Nowadays, the research and engineering application of plant fiber-reinforced geopolymers (PFRGs) are more and more extensive. In this paper, the recent studies on mechanical properties of PFRGs were reviewed. The characteristics of plant fibers and the composition, structure and properties of geopolymers were reviewed. The compatibility of geopolymer material and plant fiber and the degradation of fiber in the substrate were analyzed. From the perspective of the effect of plant fibers on the compression, tensile and bending properties of geopolymer, the reinforcing mechanism of plant fibers on geopolymer was analyzed. Meanwhile, the effect of PF pretreatment on the mechanical properties of the PFRGs was analyzed. Through the comprehensive analysis of PFFRGs, the limitations and recommendations of PFFRG are put forward.

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“…The fibres from concrete have a young modulus of 4-6 GPa and a tensile strength of 131-175 MPa. The addition of fibers to the concrete mix can improve its mechanical properties including flexure, deformation, toughness, ductility, and cracks [8]. Natural fibers were used by researchers as alternatives to synthetic fibers in composites like concrete [9].…”

Section: Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concretementioning

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Analysis for the efficiency of additional dispersed reinforcement using coconut fiber for a concrete beam with traditional steel bar reinforcement

Chongo

Shambina²,

Tembo³

2022

Struct. Mech. of Eng. Const. and Build

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Concrete is widely used as a building material throughout the world. However, its use in building structures is limited due to its low tensile strength. This problem can be partially solved using steel bars reinforcement, as well as using dispersed reinforcement with various types of fibers. The authors propose the simultaneous traditional reinforcement of a concrete structure with steel bars with additional dispersed reinforcement with natural coconut fibers, relatively cheap and widely available in many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the proposed solution by comparing the required amount of steel reinforcement (by weight) for a beam made of traditional concrete and a similar beam with additional dispersed reinforcement with coconut fibers. Deflections and cracking in beams were investigated. The analysis was carried out using Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2022 software. The results showed that a beam additionally reinforced with coconut fiber requires 11% less steel reinforcement (by weight) compared to a similar beam made of traditional reinforced concrete. In addition, the coconut fiber reinforced beam experienced 6% less deflection and significantly less stress cracking compared to a simple concrete beam. These results proved that the approach proposed in the work noticeably improves the performance of reinforced concrete in the structure, and also makes it possible to obtain significant savings in reinforcing steel.

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A Comprehensive Review of Types, Properties, Treatment Methods and Application of Plant Fibers in Construction and Building Materials

Cited by 35 publications

References 256 publications

A Scientometric Review on Mapping Research Knowledge for 3D Printing Concrete

A Scientometric Review on Mapping Research Knowledge for 3D Printing Concrete

The Mechanical Properties of Plant Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymers: A Review

Analysis for the efficiency of additional dispersed reinforcement using coconut fiber for a concrete beam with traditional steel bar reinforcement

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