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<p>This paper studies the possibility of using plastic waste fiber in the mortar, and aims to find the optimum percentage of fiber to improve the properties of mortar. The plastic fiber is used as a volume substitution in dune sand and it used with rates of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%. Specifically, the mechanical properties as compressive and tensile strength and durability performance as capillary and immersion absorption, the depth of chloride penetration and the loss of weight were measured. The results show that the incorporation of waste plastic fiber reduces the compressive strength and enhances the flexural tensile strength. The use of waste plastic fibers indicates the good behavior to mortars in aggressive environment.</p>
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This paper studies the possibility of using plastic waste fiber in the mortar, and aims to find the optimum percentage of fiber to improve the properties of mortar. The plastic fiber is used as a volume substitution in dune sand and it used with rates of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%. Specifically, the mechanical properties as compressive and tensile strength and durability performance as capillary and immersion absorption, the depth of chloride penetration and the loss of weight were measured. The results show that the incorporation of waste plastic fiber reduces the compressive strength and enhances the flexural tensile strength. The use of waste plastic fibers indicates the good behavior to mortars in aggressive environment.

The Effect of Plastic Waste Fibers on Mortar Performance

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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This paper studies the possibility of using plastic waste fiber in the mortar, and aims to find the optimum percentage of fiber to improve the properties of...

The Effect of Plastic Waste Fibers on Mortar Performance

Publicado en línea: 04 ago 2022

Páginas: 95 - 103

Recibido: 13 dic 2020

Aceptado: 29 sept 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2021-033

Palabras clave
Cement, Durability, Mortar, Plastic fibers, Performance, Substitution, Waste

© 2021 Wassila MOUATS et al., published by Sciendo

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

The Effect of Plastic Waste Fibers on Mortar Performance

Publicado en línea: 04 ago 2022

Páginas: 95 - 103

Recibido: 13 dic 2020

Aceptado: 29 sept 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2021-033

Palabras claveCement, Durability, Mortar, Plastic fibers, Performance, Substitution, Waste

© 2021 Wassila MOUATS et al., published by Sciendo

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

Palabras clave
Cement, Durability, Mortar, Plastic fibers, Performance, Substitution, Waste