Research Article

Improvement of Mechanical Properties in Polypropylene- and Glass-Fibre-Reinforced Peach Shell Lightweight Concrete

Table 4

Compressive strength of concretes.

MixCompressive strength (MPa)% increase in compressive strength (28 days)
3 days7 days28 days56 days

Control16.8 (68.3%)22.6 (91.9%)24.626.3 (106.9%)—
PP2517.6 (66.2%)23.3 (87.6%)26.627.6 (103.8%)8.1
PP5019.1 (70.7%)23.7 (87.8%)27.028.5 (105.6%)9.8
PP7519.2 (68.3%)24.4 (86.8%)28.128.8 (102.5%)14.2
G2518.7 (71.6%)23.6 (90.4%)26.127.3 (104.6%)6.1
G5021.0 (74.5%)25.1 (89.0%)28.229.3 (103.9%)14.6
G7521.5 (73.4%)25.5 (87.0%)29.330.2 (103.1%)19.1

Note. Values in brackets denote the percentages of compressive strength to the corresponding 28-day compressive strength.