@Article{pakinsight,
AUTHOR = {},
TITLE = {Efficiency of Plastic Fibres Waste on the Physico-Mechanical Properties of Mortars in Hot-Dry Conditions},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Natural Sciences Research},
VOLUME = {4},
YEAR = {2016},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {75-82},
URL = {http://www.pakinsight.com/archive/63/04-2016/4},
ISSN = {2311-4746},
ABSTRACT = {This experimental study was aimed at evaluating the effect of plastic 
fibres waste on the physical and mechanical performances of mortars 
prepared and conserved under hot-dry conditions. The used fibres are 
recycled polypropylene fibres coming from industrial waste. Two dosages 
of fibres are used 0.5 and 1 % by weight. The results showed that the 
exposition of mortars to hot-dry conditions reduces their long-term 
mechanical strength and increases their shrinkage. Under hot-dry 
conditions, the reinforcement of mortars by plastic fibres waste has a 
positive effect on their flexural and compressive strength. The 
shrinkage of mortars conserved under these conditions is reduced by the 
addition of plastic fibres waste.},
DOI = {10.18488/journal.63/2016.4.4/63.4.75.82	}
}