Research Article
Effect of Fiber Treatments on the Mechanical Properties of Sisal Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Composites
Table 5
Roughness parameters of sisal fiber at different treatment conditions.
| Fiber treatment conditions | Ra (μm) | (μm) | (μm) | Rt (μm) |
| Raw | 19.4 | −78.6 | 42.6 | 121.3 | 2%–12 hr | 25.6 | −83.9 | 45.8 | 129.7 | 2%–24 hr | 25.7 | −93.3 | 51.2 | 144.5 | 2%–48 hr | 26.5 | −94.0 | 55.4 | 149.4 | 5%–12 hr | 26.9 | −96.7 | 57.0 | 153.7 | 5%–24 hr | 27.0 | −103.6 | 60.3 | 163.9 | 5%–48 hr | 27.6 | −103.9 | 57.6 | 161.5 | 10%–12 hr | 27.6 | −107.9 | 51.1 | 158.9 | 10%–24 hr | 29.9 | −110.4 | 38.7 | 149.0 | 10%–48 hr | 32.4 | −112.4 | 35.7 | 148.1 |
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