Slamet Widodo
Rifki Alfirahma
Alamsyah Prawiranegara
M Fajar Amir
Aniswara Dewi

This study aims to utilize fly ash and waste PET bottles for producing more sustainable self-compacting concrete (SCC) with better mechanical strength. Fly ash is utilized as a supplementary cement material and waste PET bottles as fiber reinforcement to improve its flexural strength and achieve the targeted compressive strength. The experimental works were conducted on eight variations using ۸۰ specimens, divided into two main groups of partial cement replacement using ۰% and ۱۵% fly ash by weight. The two variants are added with PET fiber based on the volume fractions of ۰%, ۰.۲۵%, ۰.۵۰%, and ۰.۷۵%. Fresh concrete was tested using the slump flow method (T۵۰) and the Visual Stability Index (VSI) based on ASTM ۱۶۱۱. The hardened concrete tests are conducted after ۵۶ days and include testing the concrete's compressive strength, flexural strength, and ultrasonic pulse velocity. Test results showed that the presence of PET fiber in the SCC mix decreased its flowability. However, when added up to ۰.۷۵%, the mixes still meet the flowability requirements of fresh-state SCC. PET fiber addition tends to reduce the compressive strength, whereas the reduction in compressive strength of SCC with PET fiber without fly ash is insignificant. However, in SCC that uses fly ash, the addition of PET fiber causes a significant decrease in its compressive strength. Adding PET fiber into SCC mixes can increase flexural strength, both for the two variants: SCC without fly ash and SCC with fly ash. It can be concluded that PET waste fiber with an aspect ratio of ۴۰ can be added up to ۰.۵% for SCC without fly ash and up to ۰.۲۵% by volume fraction for SCC with fly ash addition. The ultrasonic pulse velocity test results have an excellent tendency to predict the concrete's compressive and flexural strengths. Therefore, the UPV test can be applied for the non-destructive test evaluation of PET fiber-reinforced SCC. Doi: ۱۰.۲۸۹۹۱/CEJ-۲۰۲۳-۰۹-۰۲-۰۱۴ Full Text: PDF

Compressive Strength; Flexural Strength; Fly Ash; Polyethylene Terephthalate; Self-Compacting; Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity.