Behavior of Magnetic Self-Compacting Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 149, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper aims to produce a new concrete that combines the benefits of self-compacting concrete (SCC), polypropylene fiber (PPF), and magnetic water (MW). Slump flow, L-box, V-funnel, compressive strength, split tensile strength, and flexural strength approaches were performed to investigate the fresh properties and mechanical behavior of concrete. Various percentages (0.4%–1.2%) of self-compacted agent (SCA) and different percentages (0%–0.5%) of PPF by weight of cement were adopted. The results showed that 0.8% SCA magnetized concrete had very similar fresh properties to 1.2% SCA nonmagnetized concrete. This led the author to believe that using MW as an alternative to ordinary tap water in the manufacture of SCC has promising benefits, the most important of which is reducing the used dosage of SCA by approximately 33.3% (from 1.2% to 0.8%), resulting in a lower cost of production of such type of concrete while retaining the same workability. The optimum percentage of PPF to be used in magnetic and nonmagnetic self-compacting concrete is 0.35%.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
Data Availability Statement
No data, models, or code were generated or used during the study.
References
Abdelaziz, G. E. 2010. “Study on the performance of lightweight self-consolidated concrete.” Mag. Concr. Res. 62 (1): 39–49. https://doi.org/10.1680/macr.2008.62.1.39.
Afroughsabet, V., and T. Ozbakkaloglu. 2015. “Mechanical and durability properties of high-strength concrete containing steel and polypropylene fibers.” Constr. Build. Mater. 94 (Sep): 73–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.06.051.
Ahmed, H. I. 2017. “Behavior of magnetic concrete incorporated with Egyptian nano alumina.” Constr. Build. Mater. 150 (Sep): 404–408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.06.022.
Ahmed, T. W., N. H. Aljubory, and R. S. Zidan. 2020. “Properties and performance of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete: A review.” Tikrit J. Eng. Sci. 20 (3): 82–97. https://doi.org/10.25130/tjes.27.2.10.
Arash, K., M. Edalati, and J. De Brito. 2021. “Influence of magnetized water and water/cement ratio on the properties of untreated coal fine aggregates concrete.” Cem. Concr. Compos. 122 (Sep): 104121. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CEMCONCOMP.2021.104121.
Ardeshana, A., and D. A. Desai. 2012. “Durability of fiber reinforced concrete of marine structures.” Int. J. Eng. Res. Appl. 2 (4): 215–219.
ASTM. 2012. Standard specification for Portland cement. ASTM C150/C150-M. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM.
ASTM. 2013. Standard specification for concrete aggregates. ASTM C33/C33M-13. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM.
ASTM. 2019. Standard specification for coal fly ash and raw or calcined natural pozzolan for use in concrete. ASTM C618-19. West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM.
Blazy, J., and R. Blazy. 2021. “Polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete and its application in creating architectural forms of public spaces.” Case Stud. Constr. Mater. 14 (Jun): 19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2021.e00549.
BSI (British Standard Institution). 1983a. Method for determination of compressive strength of concrete cubes. BS 1881 (Pt. 116). London: BSI.
BSI (British Standard Institution). 1983b. Method for determination of flexural strength of concrete. BS 1881 (Pt. 118). London: BSI.
BSI (British Standard Institution). 1983c. Method for determination of splitting tensile strength of concrete. BS 1881 (Pt. 117). London: BSI.
Das, C. S., T. Dey, R. Dandapat, B. B. Mukharjee, and J. Kumar. 2018. “Performance evaluation of polypropylene fibre reinforced recycled aggregate concrete.” Constr. Build. Mater. 189 (Nov): 649–659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.09.036.
Deng, Z., and J. H. Li. 2007. “Tension and impact behaviors of new type fibre reinforced concrete.” Comput. Concr. 4 (1): 19–32. https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2007.4.1.019.
EFNARC (European federation of national associations representing for concrete). 2002. Specifications and guidelines for self compacting concrete, European association for procedures and applications of specialist building products. Hampshire, UK: EFNARC.
Enaam, M. I., and Z. K. Abbas. 2021. “Effect of magnetic water on strength properties of concrete.” Mater. Sci. Eng. 1067 (1): 012002.
Gholhaki, M., A. Kheyroddin, M. Hajforoush, and M. Kazemi. 2018. “An investigation on the fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete incorporating magnetic water with various pozzolanic materials.” Constr. Build. Mater. 158 (Jan): 173–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.09.135.
Ghorbani, S., S. Ghorbani, Z. Tao, J. de Brito, and M. Tavakkolizadeh. 2019. “Effect of magnetized water on foam stability and compressive strength of foam concrete.” Constr. Build. Mater. 197 (Feb): 280–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.160.
Ghorbani, S., S. Sharifi, H. Rokhsarpour, S. Shoja, M. Gholizadeh, M. A. D. Rahmatabad, and J. de Brito. 2020. “Effect of magnetized water on the fresh and hardened state properties of steel fiber reinforced self-compacted concrete.” Const. Build. Mater. 248: 118660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118660.
Karimipour, A., M. Ghalehnovi, and J. de Brito. 2020. “The effect of polypropylene fibres on the compressive strength, impact and heat resistance of self-compacting concrete.” In Vol. 25 of Structures, 72–87. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.
Latifi, M. R., O. Biricik, and A. M. Aghabaglou. 2021. “Effect of the addition of polypropylene fiber on concrete properties.” J. Adhes. Sci. Technol. 36 (4): 345–369. https://doi.org/10.1080/01694243.2021.1922221.
Madhavi, T. C., L. S. Raju, and D. Mathur. 2014. “Polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete-a review.” Int. J. Emerging Technol. Adv. Eng. 4 (4): 114–118.
Małek, M., M. Jackowski, W. Łasica, and M. Kadela. 2020. “Characteristics of recycled polypropylene fibers as an addition to concrete fabrication based on portland cement.” Materials 13 (8): 1827. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081827.
Matar, P., and J. J. Assaad. 2019. “Concurrent effects of recycled aggregates and polypropylene fibers on workability and key strength properties of self-consolidating concrete.” Constr. Build. Mater. 199 (Feb): 492–500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.12.091.
Mohod, M. V. 2015. “Performance of polypropylene fibre reinforced concrete.” IOSR J. Mech. Civ. Eng. 12 (1): 28–36. https://doi.org/10.9790/1684-12112836.
Omar, M., M. Yousry, M. A. Abdallah, M. F. Ghazy, M. H. Taman, and M. R. Kaloop. 2020. “A study for improving compressive strength of cementitious mortar utilizing magnetic water.” Materials 13 (8): 1971. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13081971.
Patil, S. S., and A. A. Patil. 2015. “Properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced geopolymer concrete.” Int. J. Curr. Eng. Technol. 5 (4): 29092912.
Phulpoto, K. B., A. A. Jhatial, M. J. Memon, A. R. Sandhu, and S. Sohu. 2020. “Effect of polypropylene fiber on the strength of concrete incorporating rice husk ash.” J. Appl. Eng. Sci. 10 (1): 69–71. https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2020-0011.
Ravindranath, G., and S. Dulawat. 2020. “Effect of polypropylene fiber for cement concrete based on rigid pavement.” J. Xidian Univ. 14 (4): 2339–2346. https://doi.org/10.37896/jxu14.4/259.
Reham, M., L. M. Hussien, R. A. S. Abd el-Hafez, A. Mohamed, S. Faried, and N. G. Fahmy. 2022. “Influence of nano waste materials on the mechanical properties, microstructure, and corrosion resistance of self-compacted concrete.” Case Stud. Constr. Mater. 16 (Jun): e00859.
Rostami, R., M. Zarrebini, M. Mandegari, K. Sanginabadi, D. Mostofinejad, and S. M. Abtahi. 2019. “The effect of concrete alkalinity on behavior of reinforcing polyester and polypropylene fibers with similar properties.” Cem. Concr. Compos. 97 (Mar): 118–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.12.012.
Sachin, P., H. M. Somasekharaiah, H. S. Rao, and V. G. Ghorpade. 2021. “Behaviour of fly ash and silica fume based composite fiber (glass and polypropylene) reinforced high-performance concrete under acid attack.” IOP Conf. Ser. Earth Environ. Sci. 822 (Feb): 012030.
Singh, S., and S. Naval. 2016. “Effect of magnetic water on the engineering properties of self-compacting concrete using binary and ternary blends.” Int. J. Sci. Manage. Technol. 9 (1): 5–18.
Suiffi, H., A. El Maliki, O. Cherkaoui, and M. Dalal. 2021. “Study of the durability of concrete mixed with polypropylene fibers.” Procedia Struct. Integrity 33 (Jan): 229–236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2021.10.028.
Yulius, R. A., and M. K. Ihsan. 2019. “Utilization of local fly ash for producing self-compacting concrete.” J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 1363 (1): 012085. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1363/1/012085.
Zeyad, A. M., A. H. Khan, and B. A. Tayeh. 2020. “Durability and strength characteristics of high-strength concrete incorporated with volcanic pumice powder and polypropylene fibers.” J. Mater. Res. Technol. 9 (1): 806–818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2019.11.021.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 149 • Issue 3 • March 2023
Copyright
© 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Received: Aug 23, 2022
Accepted: Oct 27, 2022
Published online: Dec 20, 2022
Published in print: Mar 1, 2023
Discussion open until: May 20, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Compressive strength
- Concrete
- Continuum mechanics
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Engineering mechanics
- Forces (type)
- Magnetic fields
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials characterization
- Materials engineering
- Polymer
- Solid mechanics
- Strength of materials
- Synthetic materials
- Tensile strength
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.