Performance of Concrete Containing Synthetic Wire Waste as Fiber Materials

The demand for concrete in the construction field is increasing steadily with the growth of Malaysia economy. This demand is expected to increase over the coming years as a result of technology advancement. This study aims to determine the performance of concrete containing synthetic wire waste as fiber material. The utilization of wire waste as fiber materials could help to reduce the amount of waste dumped into landfills. The excessive amount of wire waste production may lead to various environmental issues. To date, there are no researchers who have conducted studies on the efficiency of concrete containing synthetic wire waste as fiber materials. Hence, an alternative has been presented in this study to overcome the associated environmental issues by using wire waste as fiber materials in the concrete mixture. The proportion of wire waste being incorporated into the concrete mixture is 0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%. Apart from that, the ratio of 0.55 for the water-cement ratio has been used throughout this study. The workability, density, compressive strength and tensile strength tests have been conducted in this study. The compressive strength test was conducted for 7 days and 28 days. Meanwhile, tensile strength test was conducted for 28 days. The result of compressive and tensile strength test was compared with the control mixture and it was found that the optimum amount of wire waste as fiber materials in concrete is 0.5%.