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This research investigates the effect of incorporating innovative human hair fibers (HHF) and polypropylene fibers (PPF) into concrete, which has been observed to enhance the material’s strength characteristics. These fibers augment the concrete’s tensile strength and resilience, fortifying it against cracks and elevating its overall endurance. This research delves into the impact of reinforcing concrete specimens with human hair and polypropylene fibers. These specimens are employed in cube, cylinder and flexural beam tests. Both fresh and hardened properties, such as compaction factor and slump, and compressive, split-tensile, and flexural strength at varying curing periods (28 days and 90 days) and the ratios (1%, 2%, and 3%) are considered by weight of cement. Specifically, the 3% polypropylene fiber concrete mix exhibited the highest average compressive strength at both 28 and 90 days, while the 2% polypropylene fiber mix showed the highest split-tensile strength. Flexural strength results followed a similar trend. Results show that 3% HHF addition leads to notable improvements in concrete strength properties, albeit not as significant as with polypropylene fibers. Statistical analysis, including independent samples Kruskal–Wallis tests, was conducted to compare the distributions of strength values across different groups. The statistical analysis indicates significant differences in strength distributions across groups, with p-values below the significance level of 0.05. This underscores HHF’s potential as a sustainable alternative in construction applications, contributing to enhanced concrete strength.

A kutatás célja annak vizsgálata, hogy az emberi hajszálak (HHF) és polipropilén szálak (PPF) betonba történő beépítése milyen hatással van az anyag szilárdsági jellemzőire. Ezek a szálak növelik a beton szakítószilárdságát és a rugalmassági modulusát, a repedésekkel szembeni ellenállását, és az anyag tartósságát. A kocka- és henger-próbatesteket nyomószilárdság, a hasáb alakú próbatesteket hajlítószilárdság vizsgálatokhoz használtuk. Mind a friss, mind a megszilárdult beton tulajdonságait vizsgáltuk, például a tömörödési és terülési tényezőt, valamint a nyomó-, hasító- és hajlítószilárdságot különböző időpontokban (28 nap és 90 nap), valamint különböző száladagolási arányokkal (1%, 2% és 3% a cement tömegére vonatkoztatva). A 3%-os polipropilén szálas betonkeverék eredményezte a legnagyobb 28 és 90 napos átlagos nyomószilárdságot, míg a 2%-os polipropilén szálkeverék a legnagyobb hasítószilárdságot. Hasonló tendenciát mutatnak hajlítószilárdsági eredmények is. A kísérleti eredmények szerint a 3%-os HHF-adagolás jelentős javulást eredményez a beton szilárdsági tulajdonságaiban, bár nem olyan mértékben, mint a polipropilén szálak esetében. Statisztikai elemzést végeztünk a Kruskal–Wallis próba használatával, hogy összehasonlítsuk a különböző mintacsoportok szilárdsági eloszlását. A statisztikai elemzés szignifikáns különbségeket jelez a mintacsoportok szilárdság eloszlásban, a p = 0,05-ös szignifikancia szinten. Ez megerősíti azt a HHF-ben rejlő lehetőséget, hogy az használható úgy, mint az építőiparban a beton szilárdságának növeléséhez használt szálaknak a fenntarthatósági szempontok szerinti alternatívája.

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