Influence of polypropylene fibres on the tensile strength and thermal properties of various densities of foamed concrete

• Main Authors: Jhatial, Ashfaque Ahmed, Goh, Wan Inn, Mohamad, Noridah, Alengaram, U. Johnson, Kim, Hung Mo, Abdullah, Redzuan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97050/1/RedzuanAbdullah2017_InfluenceofPolypropyleneFibres.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97050/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/271/1/012058

As almost half of the world's population now lives in the urban areas, the raise in temperature in these areas has necessitated the development of thermal insulating material. Conventional concrete absorbs solar radiation during the daytime while releasing it at night causing raise in temperatu...