Komar Research Center has hosted Dr. Younis M. Ali from the University of Sulaimani to present a seminar on “Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortar by Using Polyethylene Terephthalate Fibers” on Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 in the new Auditorium Hall of Engineering Building.
During the last three decades, recycled plastic materials have been widely used to reinforce soils and concrete materials. These waste plastics have been used as fibers, aggregates, and binders in concrete and mortar components. In Iraq, it has a wide range area of waste plastics especially those that daily used such as plastic bottles. In recent years researchers interested in re-use of waste plastics as construction materials that are remarkable with economic and environmental benefits.
Dr. Younis work investigated the utilization of recycled plastic bottles as fiber to reinforce cement mortar. used fibers made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles with different size and volume fractions. The main reason of their study was to investigate the effect of the utilization of PET fibers on the mechanical properties of cement mortar. This influence of the PET on the cement mortar has been investigated by applying an experimental program compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity and Schmidt tests at 7, and
Dr. Younis and his colleagues used fibers made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles with different size and volume fractions. The main reason of their study was to investigate the effect of the utilization of PET fibers on the mechanical properties of cement mortar. This influence of the PET on the cement mortar has been investigated by applying an experimental program compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity and Schmidt tests at 7, and 28 day ages and analyzed in comparison to the control sample. The results show that the incorporation of the fibers improves the splitting tensile strength properties of the cement mortar.
The seminar followed question and answer session. Dr. Ako Rasheed Hama, Chairman of Civil Engineering Department thanked Dr. Younis for his presentation, handed him an appreciation certificate.
The full paper can be obtained HERE
