Laboratory study on the effect of polypropylene fiber on durability, and physical and mechanical characteristic of concrete for application in sleepers

By Ali Akbar Ramezanianpour, M. Esmaeili, S. Ghahari, M. Najafi. 2013

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High-performance fiber-reinforced concrete: a review (2016, methodology): “Reproduced from [357] with permission from Elsevier.”
Use of macro plastic fibres in concrete: A review (2015, background): “Macro plastic fibres are also appealing alternative to steel to reinforce precast concrete 343 elements, such as pipes [84], sleepers [85] and pits [86].”
Durability and strength characteristics of high-strength concrete incorporated with volcanic pumice powder and polypropylene fibers (2020, background): “[55] Ramezanianpour A, Esmaeili M, Ghahari S, Najafi M.”
The effect of steel and polypropylene fibers on the chloride diffusivity and drying shrinkage of high-strength concrete (2018, result): “[31] also confirmed that concrete samples reinforced with PP fibers had higher chloride penetration resistance due to a reduction in the inner conductivity of pores in which resulted in a lower probability of steel rebar”