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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Comprehensive Review on Mechanical Performance of Concrete Reinforced with Fibers and Waste Materials.

Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Hafsa Jamshaid, Miroslav Muller, Jiri Urban, Michal Penc

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Rajesh Kumar MishraDepartment of Material Science and Manufacturing Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, Suchdol, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-8505-4443
Hafsa JamshaidDepartment of Textiles, School of Engineering & Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-4591-0812
Miroslav MullerDepartment of Material Science and Manufacturing Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, Suchdol, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-3460-4254
Jiri UrbanDepartment of Material Science and Manufacturing Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, Suchdol, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0009-0005-9614-1573
Michal PencDepartment of Material Science and Manufacturing Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, Suchdol, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0009-0009-8481-6421

Funding

Internal grant agency of Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, grant no.s 2025:31140/1312/3104: "Research into the production of composite polymer materials with a focus on improving performance" 2025:31140/1312/3104Internal grant agency of Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, grant no.s 2025:31140/1312/3108: "Research on the recyclability of PUR foam in the application of polymer composite systems". 2025:31140/1312/3108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concrete is one of the most important and most widely used materials for construction activities around the world. However, it has inherent deficiencies, e.g., brittleness, low impact resistance, low tensile strength, low fire resistance, low durability, and lower resistance to crack formation. Fibers and waste materials of different types are added as partial replacement of cement and aggregates in concrete to improve performance properties and reduce environmental pollution. In the present study, a thorough review of the use of various types of fibers with high and low elastic moduli in concrete to improve mechanical performance and reduce environmental pollution issues has been conducted. This review paper also provides comprehensive information on the different types of waste materials, e.g., biodegradable and non-biodegradable, which are used in concrete. The use of waste materials in concrete reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill and, in addition, improves some mechanical properties of concrete. This review is aimed at evaluating and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of fiber-reinforced concrete by using SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis. Moreover, this study also concluded that carbon fiber-reinforced concrete proves to be stronger and more durable but more expensive than other fibers. An ideal percentage of natural origin fibers used in concrete can greatly improve the mechanical performance. This study also discussed that waste from polymeric materials can be used in concrete as a partial replacement of cement and other components, e.g., coarse aggregates. It can be inferred that the optimum content of fibers that gives effective results is about 1%, and the reinforcement of concrete with different varieties of wastes as a replacement for fine aggregates should not be more than 2%. Parametric optimization of fiber content will be necessary for the best possible combination of performance properties.

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biodegradabilityconstruction materialsfibrous wasteglobal warminghigh elastic modulus fiberlow elastic modulus fibermechanical propertiesnon-biodegradable

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PMID41374264
PMCPMC12692801

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