Abstract
Environmental sustainability and ecofriendliness are essential components of the present and future construction industry. Ecofriendly fiber-reinforced concrete is one example of sustainable solutions in the built environment. This chapter discusses on the development of ecofriendly fiber-reinforced concretes, with a special focus to the work undertaken by the authors on the behavior and performance of ecofriendly fiber-reinforced concretes produced with fly ash, a byproduct of thermal power plants, as a partial substitute for cement, and coconut shell, a discarded agricultural solid waste, as coarse aggregates, with the incorporation of manufactured fiber (steel fiber), and plant-based natural fibers (sisal and roselle fibers). The development process as well as the mechanical properties of the resulting ecofriendly fiber-reinforced concretes were studied. The findings showed that the manufactured and natural fibers revealed a promising result on the strength and mechanical characteristics of coconut-shell aggregate-based ecofriendly fiber-reinforced concretes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Sustainable Concrete and Industrial Waste Management |
| Subtitle of host publication | Recycled and Artificial Aggregate, Innovative Eco-friendly Binders, and Life Cycle Assessment |
| Editors | Francesco Colangelo, Raffaele Cioffi, Ilenia Farina |
| Place of Publication | Duxford UK |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 109-145 |
| Number of pages | 37 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128217306 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Keywords
- Concrete
- Fiber-reinforced concrete
- Fibers
- Fly ash
- Mechanical properties
- Sustainability
