A Comparative Study of Mechanical Characteristics of Normal Concrete with Human Hair Fiber Fabricated Concrete

Abstract

For a long period, materials like steel, jute, wood, etc. are been taken into practice for concrete fabrication. The reinforcement of concrete structures provides good stability and improves the mechanical properties of the material. The overgrowing population results in demand for infrastructures, which in proportion increases the production of concrete. To reduce the after effect of concrete production and prevent the use of raw materials, the utilization of waste elements as a substitution for concrete constituents is exercised by researchers to decrease the chance of degradation by construction pollution and landfilling of waste. The use of waste Human Hair Fiber (HHF) as concrete fabrication is a step forward toward sustainable construction. The current study has been performed to examine the effect of HHF reinforcement on concrete by determining the strength features of the concrete with human hair of lengths 20, 50, and 80 mm at 1%, 1.5%, and 2% addition of HHF by the weight of cement on. However, it was found that a 1.5% addition of human hair of lengths 50 mm and 80 mm shows the maximum compressive and flexural quality whereas, a 1% addition of human hair with 50 mm length as given the maximum 28 days tensile strength.