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<p>The recycling of waste in civil engineering is important as long as it reduces costs and protects the environment. In several countries of the world, different wastes have been used to replace cement or aggregates, such as mineral admixtures, powders and fibers. The aim of this work is to study the influence of fibers from factories and lathing workshops on concrete slump, compressive strength and 3-point flexural strength. The tests have been carried out on concretes containing different types of fibers: stretched steel fibers, fine steel fibers, looped steel fibers and looped aluminium fibers, in proportions varying from 1% to 3% by weight of aggregate. The results show that the behaviour of the concrete in the fresh and hardened state is different depending on the fiber type and content. Fiber distribution analysis was carried out to support the discussion of the results using Gwyddion software.</p>
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The recycling of waste in civil engineering is important as long as it reduces costs and protects the environment. In several countries of the world, different wastes have been used to replace cement or aggregates, such as mineral admixtures, powders and fibers. The aim of this work is to study the influence of fibers from factories and lathing workshops on concrete slump, compressive strength and 3-point flexural strength. The tests have been carried out on concretes containing different types of fibers: stretched steel fibers, fine steel fibers, looped steel fibers and looped aluminium fibers, in proportions varying from 1% to 3% by weight of aggregate. The results show that the behaviour of the concrete in the fresh and hardened state is different depending on the fiber type and content. Fiber distribution analysis was carried out to support the discussion of the results using Gwyddion software.

Influence of the Shape and Content of Steel and Aluminum Fibers from Industrial Lathe Wastes on the Physico-Mechanical and Rheological Behavior of Concrete

Laboratory of Materials and durability of constructions(lMdc), University of Mentouri Constantine 1

Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical, EL Bachir EL Ibrahimi

Journal of Applied Engineering Sciences

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The recycling of waste in civil engineering is important as long as it reduces costs and protects the environment. In several countries of the world, different...

Influence of the Shape and Content of Steel and Aluminum Fibers from Industrial Lathe Wastes on the Physico-Mechanical and Rheological Behavior of Concrete

Published Online: Dec 06, 2023

Page range: 207 - 214

Received: Jul 08, 2023

Accepted: Aug 20, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2023-0026

Keywords
Wastes, Fibers, Concrete slump, Compressive strength, 3-Point bending strength, Gwyddion Software

© 2023 M.L.K. Khouadjia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Influence of the Shape and Content of Steel and Aluminum Fibers from Industrial Lathe Wastes on the Physico-Mechanical and Rheological Behavior of Concrete

Published Online: Dec 06, 2023

Page range: 207 - 214

Received: Jul 08, 2023

Accepted: Aug 20, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2023-0026

KeywordsWastes, Fibers, Concrete slump, Compressive strength, 3-Point bending strength, Gwyddion Software

© 2023 M.L.K. Khouadjia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Wastes, Fibers, Concrete slump, Compressive strength, 3-Point bending strength, Gwyddion Software