Influence of Polypropylene Fiber Geometry on Plastic Shrinkage Cracking in Concrete

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Mechanical properties of concrete reinforced with recycled HDPE plastic fibres (2016, background): “Plastic shrinkage cracking One of the recognised benefits of adding synthetic fibres into the concrete mix is reduction of plastic shrinkage cracking [33] that develops whenever the boundaries of RC elements resist free shrinkage.”
A Review on Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite and Its Applications (2015, background): “[86] for sisal fiber reinforced resin brake composites which showed sisal fiber can be used instead of asbestos in brake pads [89, 90].”
Effect of the addition of polypropylene fiber on concrete properties (2021, background): “Banthia and Gupta [5] investigate the effect of polypropylene fiber geometry on”
The effects of silica fume and polypropylene fibers on the impact resistance and mechanical properties of concrete (2010, background): “Among the polymer fibers, polypropylene (PP) has attracted the most attention among researchers because of its low cost, outstanding toughness and enhanced shrinkage cracking resistance in concrete reinforced with this type of fiber [11–16].”
Use of macro plastic fibres in concrete: A review (2015, background): “Plastic shrinkage cracking is caused by moisture loss after casting [55].”