Experimental study of the thermo-mechanical properties of recycled PET fiber-reinforced concrete

Fernando Fraternali, Vincenzo Ciancia, Rosaria Chechile, Gianvittorio Rizzano, Luciano Feo, Loredana Incarnato
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (Sa), Italy,Available online 1 April 2011.

Abstract

This work presents an experimental study of thermal conductivity, compressive strength, first crack strength and ductility indices of recycled PET fiber-reinforced concrete (RPETFRC). We examine PET filaments industrially extruded from recycled PET bottle flakes with different mechanical properties and profiles. On considering a volumetric fiber dosage at 1%, we observe marked improvements in thermal resistance, mechanical strengths and ductility of RPETFRC, as compared to plain concrete. A comparative study with earlier literature results indicates that RPETFRC is also highly competitive over polypropylene-fiber-reinforced concrete in terms of compressive strength and fracture toughness.

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