Compressive and tensile strength of natural fibre-reinforced cement base composites

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This paper describes the effect of the addition of various volume fraction (0-٤ %) of short natural fibres on the behavior of the composites.

An experimental work has been carried out to study the mechanical properties of Roselle fibre-reinforced cement composites.

The results show that the tensile strength of composite increases, (this increase in strength is about 53 %), while the compressive strength decreases as the fibre volume fraction is increased.