TY - JFULL AU - B.S. Al-Tulaian and M. J. Al-Shannag and A.M. Al-Hozaimy PY - 2014/2/ TI - Recycled Plastic Fibers for Minimizing Plastic Shrinkage Cracking of Cement Based Mortar T2 - International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering SP - 9 EP - 16 VL - 8 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997009 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 85, 2014 N2 - The development of new construction materials using  recycled plastic is important to both the construction and the plastic  recycling industries. Manufacturing of fibers from industrial or  postconsumer plastic waste is an attractive approach with such  benefits as concrete performance enhancement, and reduced needs  for land filling. The main objective of this study is to investigate the  effect of Plastic fibers obtained locally from recycled waste on plastic  shrinkage cracking of ordinary cement based mortar. Parameters  investigated include: fiber length ranging from 20 to 50mm, and fiber  volume fraction ranging from 0% to 1.5% by volume. The test results  showed significant improvement in crack arresting mechanism and  substantial reduction in the surface area of cracks for the mortar  reinforced with recycled plastic fibers compared to plain mortar.  Furthermore, test results indicated that there was a slight decrease in  compressive strength of mortar reinforced with different lengths and  contents of recycled fibers compared to plain mortar. This study  suggests that adding more than 1% of RP fibers to mortar, can be  used effectively for controlling plastic shrinkage cracking of cement  based mortar, and thus results in waste reduction and resources  conservation.   ER -