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Author: search.filters.author.Safi, BrahimSubject: search.filters.subject.Flexural strength

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    Highlighting of the distribution effect of steel hook fibers at low and high dosage on the flexural strength of self-compacting mortars
    (2022) Kheddache, Lynda; Aribi, Chouaib; Chahour, Kahina; Safi, Brahim
    In this paper, the distribution effect of low and high dosage steel hooked fibers on the flexural strength and mechanical behaviour of self-compacting mortars is investigated. Specimens were shaped so as to distribute the steel hooked fibers in three layers at different dosage (volume fraction of 0.25%, 0.40% and 0.50% respectively for each layer). The obtained results show that the mechanical behaviour in flexural and the flexural strength of the reinforced self-consolidating mortars were significantly influenced and directly depending on the fibers distribution per layer. This finding clearly shows the importance of the steel fibers distribution in the cement matrix during implementation has a major influence on the mechanical behaviour of mortars reinforced with metal fibers. The maximum value recorded is 14.5 MPa for the high dosage. The distribution of the steel fibers by layer made it possible to obtain a strength gain of 71.83% at low dosage and more than 100% at high dosage
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    The use of plastic waste as fine aggregate in the self-compacting mortars : effect on physical and mechanical properties
    (Elsevier, 2013) Safi, Brahim; Saidi, M.; Aboutaleb, Djamila; Maallem, M.
    This work aims to study the possibility of recycling waste plastic (polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used for the bags manufacture) as a fine aggregate instead of sand in the manufacturing of the self-compacting mortars. For this, an experimental study was carried out to evaluate physical and mechanical properties of the self-compacting mortars (SCMs) with plastic wastes. The sand is substituted with the plastic waste at dosages (0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 50% by weight of the sand).The physical (bulk density, porosity, water absorption and ultrasonic pulse velocity testing) and mechanical (bulk compressive and flexural strength) properties of SCMs were evaluated and a complementary study on micro-structural of the interface of cementitious matrix and plastic waste. The measurements of physical and mechanical properties show that, in term of the density for materials, the mortars with 50% of plastic waste give better results than other proportion of the waste. Those mortars have a mechanical strength acceptable for lightweight materials. According to results obtained a reduction of 15% and 33% for mortar containing 20–50% plastic waste. A microscopic study of the interfacial zone (plastic–binder) has shown that there is an adhesion between plastic and cement paste (case 28 days of hydration)