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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 1,164 Downloads: 1,065 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 31-50

Effect of date palm and polypropylene fibers on the characteristics of self-compacting concretes: comparative study

Dounia Derdour, Mourad Behim, Mohammed Benzerara

This article presents the results of a comparative experimental study on the influence of date palm fibers to replace polypropylene fibers used as reinforcement in self-compacting concrete (SCC). Indeed, the use of polypropylene fibers…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 766 Downloads: 702 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 296-307

The effect of using polypropylene fibers on the durability and fire resistance of concrete

Hassan Suiffi, Anas El Maliki, Fatima Majid, Omar Cherkaoui

In order to study the effect of polypropylene fibers on the durability of cementitious composites, several experimental tests have been carried out in the laboratory. The composite was tested with different volume fractions of…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 641 Downloads: 570 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 174-186

Mechanical behaviour of sandy soils embankments treated with cement and reinforced with discrete elements (fibres)

Yasmine Med Bouteben, Boudaoud Zeineddine

It is well known that the reinforcement of the Soil is considered as a solution to its stability problems. This technique ameliorates the mechanical and physical comportment of the soil. Based on this, this research paper aims at…

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 597 Downloads: 481 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 374-395

Reinforced Soft Soil by CSV with/without Polypropylene fibres: Experimental and Numerical analysis.

Anouar Souadeuk, Zeineddine Boudaoud

Columns of mixed soil-sand-cement (CSV), is one of the most unknown used methods for soft soil stabilization that has not been studied before. To this end, in this paper, consolidated drained (CD) triaxial compression tests after have been…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 537 Downloads: 195 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) December 11, 2025 pp. 399-434

Reduction of Cracks in Concrete Slabs by Incorporating Synthetic Polypropylene Fiber

Max Ramos, Edwin Parillo

In Peru, research on cracking in concrete slabs has been limited, partly due to the perception that cracks do not pose an immediate problem. However, their cumulative effect over the long term can compromise structural durability…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 1,016 Downloads: 530 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 408-425

Experimentally evaluation of high-performance concrete mixes used for tunnels and containing silica fume and polypropylene fiber after exposed to high temperatures

Mohamed Elmesiri, Mohamed Fawzy Ahmed, Mohamed Bneni, Ahmed ElShami, Seleem Ahmad

This work introduces an experimental study to evaluate the effect of elevated temperatures on the mechanical properties of high-performance concrete (HPC) mix with changes in Water-Cementitious ratios, W/(C+SF), Silica Fume percent, SF…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,568 Downloads: 950 Vol. 12, No. 43 (2018) December 29, 2017 pp. Pages 97-105

Residual life prediction of defected Polypropylene Random copolymer pipes (PPR)

Abderazzak Ouardi, Fatima Majid, Nadia Mouhib, Mohamed Elghorba

The polypropylene random copolymer (PPR) is a thermoplastic material generally used for the transport of water under pressure, especially hot water. PPR pipes are exposed to severe conditions in terms of pressure and temperature, hence the…

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Fatigue Views: 689 Downloads: 934 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 537-548

Fatigue strength evaluation of PPGF35 by energy approach during mechanical tests

Giacomo Risitano

Thanks to the progress of research on thermoplastic materials, the properties of composite materials have improved considerably. The aim of this study is the evaluation of fatigue strength of glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene composite…

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Environmentally Assisted Fracture Views: 1,213 Downloads: 708 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 438-450

Recycling of plastic waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a modifier in asphalt mixture: study of Creep-Recovery at Low, Medium, and Hot Temperatures

Amine Bekhedda, M’hammed Merbouh

One environmental problem in most countries is the huge quantities of plastic waste, which has different types of polymers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP)., These plastics become a problem because of their…

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Miscellanea Views: 746 Downloads: 528 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 2, 2018 pp. 82-103

Elastoplastic and fracture behaviour of semi-crystalline polymers under multiaxial stress states

Joao Pedro Manaia, Abílio M.P. Jesus, Francisco A. Pires

The deformation behaviour and fracture mechanisms of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) and polyamide 6 (PA 6) are investigated experimentally under different stress states and at different crosshead speeds of 1, 20 and…

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 731 Downloads: 723 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 291-309

Flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by NSM technique using ECC

Fady Awad, Mohamed Husain, Khaled Fawzy

Bendable concrete is also defined as engineered cementitious composites because of its great ductility and tight fracture width limitation. ECC mixtures by adding additional Portland cement, silica sand and fly ash, fiber types…

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 1,082 Downloads: 627 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 73-83

Mechanical and nanomechanical properties of MWCNT/PP nanocomposite

Konstantinos Tserpes, A. Chanteli, Sp. Pantelakis, E.P. Koumoulos, C.A. Charitidis

The mechanical and nanomechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube-reinforced polypropylene (MWCNT/PP) nanocomposite were investigated through tension tests (conducted on 2 wt% and 5 wt% specimens) and nanoindentation tests…

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SI: Portuguese contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 570 Downloads: 430 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 22, 2019 pp. 242-248

Response of fabric insert injection overmolding PP based composites subjected to single and muti-impact: Impact response of fabric insert injection overmolding PP based composites

José António Martins Ferreira, Tiago Febra, José Costa, Carlos Capela

This paper presents the results of a current study on the development and impact response of composite plates manufactured by injection overmolding on the two sides of a single reinforcement fibre mat. The injection polymer is a…

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