Engineering
4 years ago

Composite concrete slabs with polypropylene fibers achieve 12% higher load capacity.

Materials
Flexural Behavior of Composite Concrete Slabs Made with Steel and Polypropylene Fibers Reinforced Concrete in the Compression Zone
Barbara Sadowska‐Buraczewska, Małgorzata Szafraniec, Danuta Barnat-Hunek, Grzegorz Łagód

Paper Summary

The study looked at how adding steel and polypropylene fibers to concrete slabs affects their strength. They made slabs with a reinforced layer of fiber concrete and tested their bending resistance. Slabs with polypropylene fibers could hold 12% more weight than regular slabs.

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