Mortar with addition of plastic fibers

from PET bottles

Presented by: Alen Santiago Lizarazo Osorio
Mail: alenlios@unisabana.edu.co
Introduction
It seeks to demonstrate how the plastic fibers obtained from PET bottles can be beneficial to improve
the resistance of a mortar and also how they affect its fluidity. In addition to assuming this, 3 different
lengths of plastic fibers and the proportions used when making a mortar will be taken into account.

Innovative mix # 1: Innovative mix # 1: Innovative mix # 1:

Plastic fibers of 40 mm in length and 2 mm diameter. Plastic fibers of 50 mm in length and 2 mm diameter. Plastic fibers of 60 mm in length and 2 mm diameter.

With a water-cement With a cement-sand 1.91% of the weight of With a water-cement With a cement-sand 2% of the weight of the With a water-cement With a cement-sand 2.5% of the weight of the
202 g of water 202 g of water 202 g of water
ratio of 0.808, 250 gr ratio of (1:2,75), the cement were used ratio of 0.808, 250 gr ratio of (1:2,75), cement were used (22.79 ratio of 0.808, 250 gr ratio of (1:2,75), cement were used (28.5
were used. were used. were used.
were used. 687,5gr were used. (21.8 gr) of plastic fibers. were used. 687,5gr were used. gr) of plastic fibers. were used. 687,5gr were used. gr) of plastic fibers.

Tests performed Technical design of the furniture made (flower pot)

Fluency Test: Note: The flower pot was made with plastic fiber of 60 mm in length
How was the pot made? https://youtu.be/0piplyKbn1w

Compression strength test:

Results and
Discussion!

fluency Compression strength tests Force vs elongation curves Stress vs strain curves

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