Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering

Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering

Investigating the effect of date palm fibers on the mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Amir Hossein Derakhshan Nezhad 1
mahbobeh mirzaie Aliabadi 2
Mohamad sadegh Shahidzade 3
Alireza Dadpour 4
1 Master's student in Civil-Structural Engineering, Technical and Engineering Faculty, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
2 Assistant Prof., Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technolog, Behbahan, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical and Engineering Faculty, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
4 Head of Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical and Engineering Faculty, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
10.22065/jsce.2024.441194.3351
Abstract
Behbahan city, located in Khuzestan province, is one of the hot and dry regions of Iran, which has palm groves. In this research, considering the date palm groves in Behbahan, the idea of using date fibers with a length of 3 cm in the mixing plan of self-compacting concrete as a natural, economical and accessible additive was investigated. In the design of self-compacting concrete mixture with date palm fibers, nano silica was used to increase strength, strengthen the transition zone (third phase) and viscosity modifier was used to control rheological properties. Fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete samples with and without palm fibers through slump flow, V funnel, L box, J ring, U box and compressive strength, tensile strength, ultrasonic pulse speed, Schmidt hammer, temperature effect on concrete , permeability was evaluated. The results showed that the increase of date fibers with different percentages (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2% compared to the weight of cement) in self-compacting concrete during 28 days of processing led to an increase in tensile strength from 13.67- 22.67. percent, reduction of permeability from 52.15-15.88 percent, reduction of crack width in concrete slab from 99.9975 - 81.71, reduction of compressive strength from 4.11-22.47 percent, reduction of compressive strength with Schmidt hammer from 04 26.37-5.04% and reduction of ultrasonic pulse speed is 23.05-4.56%.
Keywords
Self-compacting concrete
date palm fibers
compressive strength
tensile strength
permeability
ultrasonic pulse speed
crack width control
Schmidt hammer

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 02 February 2024
  • Revise Date 01 May 2024
  • Accept Date 05 June 2024