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Volume 5, Issue 5
Res. Rev. J Mat. Sci. 2017
ISSN: 2321-6212
Advanced Materials 2017
September 07-08, 2017
September 07-08, 2017 | Edinburgh, Scotland
Advanced materials & Processing
11
th
International Conference on
The performance of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete: Mechanical properties
Noor Faisal Abas, Zakariah Abd. Ghani
and
Nur Dalila Zulkifli
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
T
his paper investigated the mechanical properties of polypropylenes fibers on normal concrete. Effects of addition polypropylene
fiber on concrete are studied. Polypropylene fiber act as additives by volume .This research are conduct with three different type
of mixing where each of mix containing different percentage of polypropylene fiber that are 0.3% ,0.6% and 0.9%. Compression test,
flexural test andwater absorption test were carried out to determine themechanical properties. All tests are conduct by using a standard
method of testing. The different type of mixing has been tested with different aged 7, 14, 21 and 28 days. The overall specimen that
was prepared to tests is 48 cubes and 32 prisms. From the data obtained, results show that slightly increase in compressive strength.
But, the higher the fibers content, the lower its strength. This research indicated that 0.3% fibers have higher result in compressive test
while 0.9% higher in flexural strength. The lowest percentage of water absorption test is 0.3% with 5.19% at 28 days.
Biography
Associate Professor Dr. Noor Faisal Abas is currently a senior lecturer at the School of Housing, Building and Planning, University Sains Malaysia, Penang,
Malaysia. He has published his academic articles in indexed journals and presented many international and local papers in the field of engineering, building material
and building construction. He is leading a few research projects on alternative building materials, cement replacement materials and fiber concrete. His area of
expertise is building technology and construction material.
nfaisal@usm.myNoor Faisal Abas et al., Res. Rev. J Mat. Sci. 2017, 5:5
DOI: 10.4172/2321-6212-C1-005