Flexural Ductility, Stiffness, and Toughness of New Voided Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slab Using Waste Plastic Bottles

The enhancement of concrete structures’ performance can easily be achieved. However, the main challenge is how to achieve this performance with respect to the economy and sustainability. The aim of this research is to examine the flexural strength, ductility, stiffness, and toughness of RC hollow on...

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Main Authors: Omar Fazaa Rajab, Ziadoon M. Ali, Akram S. Mahmoud, Majid S. Mohammed
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8672694
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description The enhancement of concrete structures’ performance can easily be achieved. However, the main challenge is how to achieve this performance with respect to the economy and sustainability. The aim of this research is to examine the flexural strength, ductility, stiffness, and toughness of RC hollow one-way slabs that are voided by plastic bottles. A new technique of hollowing has been used in this work, where a steel mesh tube was prepared previously and filled manually with blank waste plastic bottles to form a light tube. This technique has some advantages including ease of installation and adequate bonding for the main steel reinforcements. Five RC one-way slabs were cast and tested in the lab to investigate some variables: the presence of hollow, the ratio of reinforcement, and slab thickness. Briefly, a new technique for voids enhances the flexural behavior with less concrete and weight. The ductility is increased by about 100% for the voided specimens for the same section’s thickness. Also, the rotation in supports had been reduced by about 30% when the thickness of voided slab was increased by about 15%.
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spelling doaj-art-9bbeb39c4cd14a2ea94f4ab1203aaae02025-08-20T02:18:27ZengWileyJournal of Engineering2314-49122022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8672694Flexural Ductility, Stiffness, and Toughness of New Voided Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slab Using Waste Plastic BottlesOmar Fazaa Rajab0Ziadoon M. Ali1Akram S. Mahmoud2Majid S. Mohammed3Department of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Construction and ProjectsCivil Engineering DepartmentDepartment of Construction and ProjectsThe enhancement of concrete structures’ performance can easily be achieved. However, the main challenge is how to achieve this performance with respect to the economy and sustainability. The aim of this research is to examine the flexural strength, ductility, stiffness, and toughness of RC hollow one-way slabs that are voided by plastic bottles. A new technique of hollowing has been used in this work, where a steel mesh tube was prepared previously and filled manually with blank waste plastic bottles to form a light tube. This technique has some advantages including ease of installation and adequate bonding for the main steel reinforcements. Five RC one-way slabs were cast and tested in the lab to investigate some variables: the presence of hollow, the ratio of reinforcement, and slab thickness. Briefly, a new technique for voids enhances the flexural behavior with less concrete and weight. The ductility is increased by about 100% for the voided specimens for the same section’s thickness. Also, the rotation in supports had been reduced by about 30% when the thickness of voided slab was increased by about 15%.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8672694
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Flexural Ductility, Stiffness, and Toughness of New Voided Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slab Using Waste Plastic Bottles
Journal of Engineering
title Flexural Ductility, Stiffness, and Toughness of New Voided Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slab Using Waste Plastic Bottles
title_full Flexural Ductility, Stiffness, and Toughness of New Voided Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slab Using Waste Plastic Bottles
title_fullStr Flexural Ductility, Stiffness, and Toughness of New Voided Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slab Using Waste Plastic Bottles
title_full_unstemmed Flexural Ductility, Stiffness, and Toughness of New Voided Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slab Using Waste Plastic Bottles
title_short Flexural Ductility, Stiffness, and Toughness of New Voided Reinforced Concrete One-Way Slab Using Waste Plastic Bottles
title_sort flexural ductility stiffness and toughness of new voided reinforced concrete one way slab using waste plastic bottles
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