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In the previous chapter (Chap. 4), the reinforcement of 100% recycled PP fibre with line indentation was studied to ascertain the feasibility of using 100% recycled PP fibre in concrete. In this chapter, various newly developed recycled PP fibres described in Chap. 3 were used to reinforce concrete, and their performance in concrete was determined. In order to further improve fibre bonding with concrete, a new indentation of diamond shape was made on the fibre surface and compared with the commonly used line indentation. In the CMOD and RDPT tests, the diamond indents showed a better bonding with the concrete. Therefore, the diamond-indented 100% recycled PP fibre produced better post-cracking reinforcement in the concrete than that of line-indent 100% recycled PP fibre and virgin PP fibre and hence, can be used to replace steel reinforcing mesh (SRM) in concrete footpaths.
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Yin, S. (2017). Post-cracking Performance of Concrete Reinforced by Various Newly Developed Recycled PP Fibres. In: Development of Recycled Polypropylene Plastic Fibres to Reinforce Concrete. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3719-1_5
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