Influence of the Fiber Volume Content on the Durability-Related Properties of Polypropylene-Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

Chenfei Wang, Zixiong Guo and Ditao Niu
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Chenfei Wang: School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China
Zixiong Guo: College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361024, China
Ditao Niu: School of Civil Engineering, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: Polypropylene-fiber-reinforced concrete impacts the early shrinkage during the plastic stage of concrete, and the fiber volume content influences the durability-related properties of concrete. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the influence of fiber volume content on the mechanical properties, durability, and chloride ion penetration of polypropylene-fiber-reinforced concrete in a chloride environment. Tests were carried out on cubes and cylinders of polypropylene-fiber-reinforced concrete with polypropylene fiber contents ranging from 0% to 0.5%. Extensive data from flexural strength testing, dry–wet testing, deicer frost testing, and chloride penetration testing were recorded and analyzed. The test results show that the addition of the fiber improves the failure form of the concrete specimens, and 0.1% fiber content maximizes the compactness of the concrete. The flexural strength of specimen C2 with 0.1% fiber shows the highest strength obtained herein after freeze–thaw cycling, and the water absorption of specimen C2 is also the lowest after dry–wet cycling. The results also indicate that increasing the fiber volume content improves the freeze–thaw resistance of the concrete in a chloride environment. Chlorine ions migrate with the moisture during dry–wet and freeze–thaw cycling. The chlorine ion diffusion coefficient (D cl ) increases with increasing fiber content, except for that of specimen C2 in a chloride environment. The D cl during freeze–thaw cycling is much higher than that during dry–wet cycling.

Keywords: polypropylene-fiber-reinforced concrete; durability; dry–wet cycles; freeze–thaw cycles; chloride concentration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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