in this study the performance of clay nano-particles on the soil reinforced with polypropylene fibers (pp-fiber) has been investigated. also a series of investigations concerning the effect of random orientation of fibers on the engineering behaviour of soil were conducted. soil mixtures were modified with varying percentages of nanoclay and fibers. unconfined compressive strength (ucs), compac...

Each year about 50 Million tons polymer is processed to fibers worldwide [1]. Polymeric fibers are manufactured into all sorts of daily as well as industrial goods [2, 3]. The most prominent materials are thermoplastic among which poly(ethylene terephtalat) (PET), polyamides (PA) and polypropylene (PP) make up the largest fraction [4]. Other thermoplastic polymers such as poly(vinylidene fluori...

In this paper we investigate the transient shear rheology of a polypropylene containing long fibers (2.75 to 11 mm, L/D > 150) and short fibers (1 mm, L/D < 50). The objectives of this work are to determine the relationship between stress growth and relaxation behavior of fiber orientation and determine the feasibility of extending Doi’s theory for the rheology of rod-like molecules to fiber re...

in most cases, fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete (frscc) contains only one type of fiber. the use of two or more types of fibers in a suitable combination may potentially not only improve the overal properties of self-compacting concrete, but may also result in performance synergie. the combining of fibers, often called hybridization, is investigated in this paper for a cimentetious mat...

Fly ash is a waste produced mostly from the burning of coal in thermal power stations, which contributes to environmental pollution. Also, a number of studies have been conducted to investigate the influence of randomly oriented fibers on the engineering behavior of coarse grained and fine grained soils. The influence of randomly oriented polypropylene fibers on the engineering behavior of soil...

This paper present the results of mechanical properties hybrid reinforced concrete made by adding polypropylene and steel fibers into mixture. For testing purposes were used with hooked ends monofilament fibers. The total 5 batches made: addition fibers, their combination in amount 0,5 % volume. test show that concretes 0.4% 0.1% have better performance compared to other concretes.

Six supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) were identified to be incorporated in concrete exposed high-temperature cycling conditions within the thermal energy storage literature. The selected SCMs are bauxite, chamotte, ground granulated blast furnace slag, iron silicate, silica fume, and steel slag. A microstructural characterization was carried out through an optical microscope, X-ray d...