Strength, durability and microstructural analysis of concrete incorporating waste carpet fibre and palm oil fuel ash

• Main Author: Mohammadhosseini, Hossein
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79318/1/HosseinMohammadhosseiniPFKA2017.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79318/

Fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) is a conventional concrete mix that contains cement, coarse and fine aggregates and a dispersion of discontinuous short fibres that are randomly distributed in the fresh concrete mix. The fibres improve the ductility, energy absorption and tensile and flexural strengt...