Mechanical properties of steel/kenaf (hybrid) fibers added into concrete mixtures

Sharifah Maszura, Syed Mohsin and Baarimah, A. O. (2018) Mechanical properties of steel/kenaf (hybrid) fibers added into concrete mixtures. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering: International Conference On Innovative Technology, Engineering And Sciences (ICITES 2018), 01-02 April 2018 , UMP Library, Pekan. pp. 1-7., 342 (1). ISSN 1757-8981

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Abstract

This paper investigates the potential advantages of adding hybrid steel-kenaf fibers to concrete mixtures. Compression and flexural test were conducted on six concrete mixtures at 28 days to investigate the mechanical properties of the concrete. The experimental work consists of six concrete mixtures, in which the first mixture was a control mixture without adding any fiber. The following five concrete mixtures contain a total of 1% of volume fraction for steel, kenaf and a mixture of steel-kenaf (hybrid) fibers. Three ratios were considered for hybrid fibers with the ratios of 0.25/0.75, 0.5/0.5 and 0.75/0.25 for steel and kenaf fibers, respectively. From the investigation, it was observed that fibers have minimal effect on compressive strength of the concrete. However, the findings suggest promising improvement on the flexural strength of the concrete added with hybrid fiber (up to 86%) as well as manages to change the mode of failure of the beam from brittle to a more ductile manner.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Compressive strength; Hemp; Kenaf fibers; Mechanical properties; Steel fibers; Volume fraction
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Civil Engineering & Earth Resources
Institute of Postgraduate Studies
Depositing User: Mrs. Neng Sury Sulaiman
Date Deposited: 31 Dec 2018 12:34
Last Modified: 28 Feb 2020 02:02
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23104
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