The effect of polypropylene fibers on asphalt performance

Tapkin S.

BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, vol.43, no.6, pp.1065-1071, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.02.011
  • Journal Name: BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1065-1071
  • Keywords: polypropylene fibers, Marshall stability, flow, fatigue life, MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES, CONCRETE, STRENGTH
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Polypropylene fibers are extensively used in civil engineering applications for many years. These fibers are used in concrete as a three-dimensional secondary reinforcement. Due to adhesion between polypropylene fibers and bitumen, the strengthening mechanism in asphalt concrete is somehow different.