Title:
Influence of Polypropylene and Glass Fibers on Alkali-Activated Slag/Fly Ash Concrete
Author(s):
Shehroze Ali, M. Neaz Sheikh, Mitchell Sargeant, and Muhammad N. S. Hadi
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
117
Issue:
4
Appears on pages(s):
183-192
Keywords:
alkali-activated; ambient cured; engineering properties; glass fiber; polypropylene fiber
DOI:
10.14359/51723509
Date:
7/1/2020
Abstract:
Alkali-activated slag/fly ash (AASF) concrete can be used as an environmentally friendly replacement to ordinary portland cement concrete (OPC). However, the development of microcracks in AASF concrete is mainly due to high brittleness, which causes negative impacts on its engineering properties. This study investigates the effect of the addition of non-metallic fibers including polypropylene fiber (PF) and glass fiber (GF) on the engineering properties of ambient-cured AASF concrete. The investigated engineering properties of AASF concrete include workability, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, direct tensile strength, flexural strength, and stress-strain behavior under axial compression. It was found that the engineering properties of ambient-cured AASF concrete improved significantly with the addition of GF compared to the addition of PF. However, the workability of AASF concrete decreased with the addition of PF and GF. Overall, the ductility of ambient-cured AASF concrete increased significantly with the addition of PF and GF.
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