Abstract
The common problems of concrete are brittle failure and low of tension. Fiber reinforced plastic concrete is one
of the alternatives to solve the problems. This research aim is to demonstrate a contribution of Polyethylene to
revise the weakness of its properties. An experiment has been conducted to observe compressive strength,
toughness, modulus of rupture and stiffness of fiber-polyethylene-reinforced concrete. The results show that by
adding Polyethylene as a fiber in concrete material, compressive strength increases to 120.36%, moment
capacity of beam increases to 115.79% and toughness increases to 318.6% compared with normal concrete.
Hence, it can be stated that the addition of Polyethylene fiber has a significant contribution to increase the
concrete performances.
Keywords:
concrete, fiber, polyethylene, stiffness, toughness
