Dependency of Sisal and Banana Fiber on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Polypropylene Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Palanisamy, Eswaramoorthi; Ramasamy, M.

doi:10.1080/15440478.2020.1840477

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“…A growing number of academics and scientists have been interested in using natural fibers as an alternative to conventional glass and carbon fibers as a reinforcement in polymer composites in the last several decades [ 19 ]. Among the natural fibers that may be found in clothing are flax, jute, kenaf, coir, banana husk, and henequen [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]. Cost, density, specific tensile properties, non-abrasive to equipment and skin, reduced energy consumption, less health risk, renewability, recyclability, and biodegradability are all advantages of natural fibers over man-made glass and carbon fibers.…”

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Mechanical and Durability Performance of Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concrete: A State-of-the-Art Review

Ahmad¹,

Majdi

Al-Fakih

et al. 2022

Materials

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The push for sustainability in the construction sector has demanded the use of increasingly renewable resources. These natural fibers are biodegradable and non-toxic, and their mechanical capabilities are superior to those of synthetic fibers in terms of strength and durability. A lot of research recommends coconut fibers as an alternative to synthetic fibers. However, the knowledge is scattered, and no one can easily judge the suitability of coconut fibers in concrete. This paper presents a summary of research progress on coconut fiber (natural fibers) reinforced concrete. The effects of coconut fibers on the properties of concrete are reviewed. Factors affecting the fresh, hardened, and durability properties of concrete reinforced with coconut fiber are discussed. Results indicate that coconut fiber improved the mechanical performance of concrete due to crack prevention, similar to the synthetic fibers but decreased the flowability of concrete. However, coconut fibers improved flexure strength more effectively than compressive strength. Furthermore, improvement in some durability performance was also observed, but less information is available in this regard. Moreover, the optimum dose is an important parameter for high-strength concrete. The majority of researchers indicate that 3.0% coconut fiber is the optimum dose. The overall study demonstrates that coconut fibers have the creditability to be used in concrete instead of synthetic fibers.

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Mechanical and Durability Performance of Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concrete: A State-of-the-Art Review

Ahmad¹,

Majdi

Al-Fakih

et al. 2022

Materials

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“…On the other hand, the reinforcement of renewable natural fibers in concrete is an environment friendly approach and incurs lower production costs [10][11][12]. Several researchers have investigated about the addition of natural sustainable fibers, e.g., jute, hemp, pineapple, basalt, sisal, and banana, in concrete and observed an improvement in mechanical properties and also a reduction in crack propagation inside the concrete [12][13][14][15]. The reported results reveal that through the addition of natural fibers, some properties may be enhanced and some may be deteriorated [13][14][15][16].…”

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“…Several researchers have investigated about the addition of natural sustainable fibers, e.g., jute, hemp, pineapple, basalt, sisal, and banana, in concrete and observed an improvement in mechanical properties and also a reduction in crack propagation inside the concrete [12][13][14][15]. The reported results reveal that through the addition of natural fibers, some properties may be enhanced and some may be deteriorated [13][14][15][16]. The addition of natural fibers of up to 1% of the cement mass improved the compressional properties in concrete, and the sudden brittle failures are restricted with the increasing percentage of fibers [17][18][19].…”

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Natural Cellulosic Fiber Reinforced Concrete: Influence of Fiber Type and Loading Percentage on Mechanical and Water Absorption Performance

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The paper reports experimental research regarding the mechanical characteristics of concrete reinforced with natural cellulosic fibers like jute, sisal, sugarcane, and coconut. Each type of natural fiber, with an average of 30 mm length, was mixed with a concrete matrix in varying proportions of 0.5% to 3% mass. The tensile and compressive strength of the developed concrete samples with cellulosic fiber reinforcement gradually increased with the increasing proportion of natural cellulosic fibers up to 2%. A further increase in fiber loading fraction results in deterioration of the mechanical properties. By using jute and sisal fiber reinforcement, about 11.6% to 20.2% improvement in tensile and compressive strength, respectively, was observed compared to plain concrete, just by adding 2% of fibers in the concrete mix. Bending strength increased for the natural fiber-based concrete with up to 1.5% fiber loading. However, a decrease in bending strength was observed beyond 1.5% loading due to cracks at fiber−concrete interface. The impact performance showed gradual improvement with natural fiber loading of up to 2%. The water absorption capacity of natural cellulosic fiber reinforced concrete decreased substantially; however, it increased with the loading percent of fibers. The natural fiber reinforced concrete can be commercially used for interior or exterior pavements and flooring slabs as a sustainable construction material for the future.

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“…At 1.0% addition of banana fibers, compressive strength is 6.0% less than compared to the reference concrete. 79 However, a study observed that coconut fibers improved the compressive strength of concrete. At 1.0% addition of coconut fibers, compressive strength is 26% than as compared to the reference concrete.…”

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Performance of concrete reinforced with jute fibers (natural fibers): A review

Ahmad¹,

Arbili

Majdi³

et al. 2022

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics

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Natural fibers are an excellent alternative since they are inexpensive and easily accessible in fibrous form. Several researchers claim that jute fiber (JTF) can be used in concrete to improve its strength and durability performance. This review describes the characteristics and potential uses of some jute fibers in concrete. The main theme of this review is to summarize the effect of JTF on fresh properties of concrete, strength parameters, and durability characteristics. It can be concluded that jute fibers improved strength and durability aspect but decreased the fluidity of concrete in a similar way to synthetic fibers. However, there is little research available on the durability of concrete reinforced with JTF. Furthermore, the optimum percentage of JTF in concrete is critical as the higher dose adversely affects strength and durability characteristics due to lack fluidity. The typical range of optimum dose of JTF varies from 1% to 2% depending on the length and diameter of jute fibers. The review also identifies the key for future researchers to further, enhance the properties of concrete reinforced with JTF.

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Dependency of Sisal and Banana Fiber on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Polypropylene Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Cited by 27 publications

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Mechanical and Durability Performance of Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concrete: A State-of-the-Art Review

Mechanical and Durability Performance of Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concrete: A State-of-the-Art Review

Natural Cellulosic Fiber Reinforced Concrete: Influence of Fiber Type and Loading Percentage on Mechanical and Water Absorption Performance

Performance of concrete reinforced with jute fibers (natural fibers): A review

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