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Influence of recycled polyethylene terephthalate fibres on plastic shrinkage and mechanical properties of concrete

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Polyethylene terephthalate bottles production has drastically increased year after year due to high versatility of polyethylene terephthalate plastics and considerable consumption of beverages. In tandem with that increase, the major concern of society has been the improper disposal of this non-biodegradable material to the environment. To deal with this concern, recycled polyethylene terephthalate bottles were incorporated in concrete as fibre reinforcements in this study. The objective of this research is to evaluate the mechanical properties of recycled polyethylene terephthalate fibre reinforced concrete (RPFRC) in comparison with control concrete without fibres. polyethylene terephthalate fibres with three different diameters (0.45, 0.65, and 1.0 mm) and two lengths (20 and 30 mm) were added at various proportions (0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0%) by volume of concrete in order to determine the effect of fibres initially on compressive, flexural and splitting tensile strengths of concrete. The results revealed that none of the fibres have detrimental effects up to 1 % volume fraction, however further addition caused slight reductions on mechanical properties in some conditions. Plastic shrinkage resistance and impact resistance tests were also performed according to related standards. Polyethylene terephthalate fibres were observed to have marked improvements on those properties. Such a good performance could be attributed primarily to the bridging effect of fibres.

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The authors are grateful to Darem Trading Ltd. for the procurement and cutting of recycled PET monofilaments. Authors also wish to thank Mr. Ogün Kiliç for his help during tests at the materials laboratory of the Eastern Mediterranean University.

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Özaşik, N., Eren, Ö. Influence of recycled polyethylene terephthalate fibres on plastic shrinkage and mechanical properties of concrete. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. 16, 792–802 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-022-0849-6

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