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Earth has been used as construction material for thousands of years and still at present earthen shelters are widely inhabited due to their comfort and low environmental impacts. Despite their advantages, earthen materials are brittle and their performance can be enhanced with the addition of fibers. This study addresses the use of different dosages of micro-polypropylene fibers in adobe mixes. The results show that adobe mechanical damage performance is sensitive to the dosage of polypropylene fibers increasing impact strength and reducing drying shrinkage cracking.
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The authors would like to thank Arnaldo Puebla, Wladimir Vergara, Mauro Ortiz, Gian Piero Canevari, Matías Riveros, Cristobal Vargas, and Sabine Kunze, for the help provided for the sample preparation, and Sika S.A. Chile, for providing the MPP fibers used in this study.
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Araya-Letelier, G., Antico, F.C., Concha-Riedel, J., Glade, A., Wiener, M.J. (2019). Effectiveness of Polypropylene Fibers on Impact and Shrinkage Cracking Behavior of Adobe Mixes. In: Reddy, B., Mani, M., Walker, P. (eds) Earthen Dwellings and Structures. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5883-8_23
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