Abstract
The addition of fibers to concrete is a practice that seeks to reduce the appearance of cracks and their respective openings. Various types of fibers are used for this purpose, for example, steel fibers and polymeric fibers. This study evaluated the influence of the addition of fibers on the mechanical properties of concrete. For that were performed compressive strength tests, modulus of elasticity, tensile strength in bending and evaluated the tenacity of specimens made with conventional concrete (without fibers), concrete with addition of polypropylene fibers and concrete with adding high modulus polyethylene fibers. The results show that the additions improved concrete performance to tensile strength and toughness, but did not cause significant variations in the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity.
Keywords:
concrete; fiber; polymeric fiber; polypropylene; high modulus polyethylene
