A review of recent developments in application of plant fibers as reinforcements in concrete

H Wu, A Shen, Q Cheng, Y Cai, G Ren, H Pan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to growing environmental awareness, significant attention is being focused on plant
fibers as inexpensive alternatives to polymeric fibers. Plant fibers used in concrete are eco …

Performance improvement of recycled concrete aggregates and their potential applications in infrastructure: a review

S Han, S Zhao, D Lu, D Wang - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the construction industry, natural aggregates (NA) can be replaced by recycled concrete
aggregates (RCA), which can address the issue of construction-waste disposal and resolve …

Experimental investigation on mechanical properties of steel fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete under uniaxial cyclic compression

Y Chen, Q He, X Liang, Z Chen, H Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The performance of steel fiber reinforced recycled concrete (SF-R-RAC) under cyclic loading
plays an important role in studying the response of recycled concrete structures under …

Use of interpretable machine learning approaches for quantificationally understanding the performance of steel fiber-reinforced recycled aggregate concrete: From the …

S Zhang, W Chen, J Xu, T Xie - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, four machine learning (ML) algorithms, namely Support Vector Machine (SVM),
Back-propagation Artificial Neural Network (BP-ANN), Adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost), and …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclic compressive behavior of hook-end steel and macro-polypropylene hybrid fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete

J Feng, X Jia, X Dong, P Wang, B Xu, Z Wang - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
One widely accepted strategy is to add fiber into recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) to
improve compressive strength. Few existing investigations have focused on the cyclic …

Improving the dynamic splitting properties of engineered cementitious composites using hybrid synthetic polymer and recycled steel fibres

M Chen, G Wang, T Zhang, M Ma, S Tang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
To improve the dynamic mechanical behaviour and make full use of recycled waste tyres,
this study investigates the feasibleness of partial replacement of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) …

Mechanical behavior of the sustainable square spiral stirrup-confined recycled aggregate concrete filled steel tubular columns under compression

F Yuan, H Li, H Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to the inherited structural defects of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC), such as
deficiencies in durability and mechanical properties, its further applications in modernized …

A review on the damage behavior and constitutive model of fiber reinforced concrete at ambient temperature

B Li, Z Chen, S Wang, L Xu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) has gained increasing interest in recent years due to its
superior mechanical properties compared to plain concrete. The failure of it is a process in …

Fracture properties and mechanisms of steel fiber and glass fiber reinforced rubberized concrete

Z Xiong, H Li, Z Pan, X Li, L Lu, M He, H Li, F Liu… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing waste rubber as a replacement for natural aggregates in concrete presents a viable
solution for mitigating environmental pollution. The unique physical properties of rubber …

Mechanical properties of short polypropylene fiber enhanced recycled concrete under cyclic compression

H Wu, Z Zhu, Y Chen, H Li, W Jiang - Structural Concrete, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the mechanical properties and stress–strain relationship of
polypropylene fiber recycled aggregate concrete (PFRAC) subjected to uniaxial cyclic …