Abolfazl Eslami, Hosein Mohammadi, Hosein Mirabi Banadaki,

Palm fiber as a natural reinforcement for improving the properties of traditional

adobe bricks,
Construction and Building Materials,
Volume 325,
2022,
126808,
ISSN 0950-0618,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126808.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061822004962)
Abstract: This study investigates the short- and long-term characteristics of adobe
bricks containing palm fibers of different soil weight ratios (0.25 to 1%). Towards
this, the compressive strength, tensile strength, and ductility performance of
specimens are evaluated while the microstructural characteristics of both the
fibers and adobe specimens are investigated using scanning electron microscopy
(SEM). The findings reveal the superior performance of fiber-reinforced adobe
bricks compared to their unreinforced counterparts. In addition, the tensile
strength of the adobe bricks rises with increasing the fiber content while the
highest compressive strength is found in specimens with 0.25% fiber content.
Keywords: Adobe bricks; Palm fibers; Compressive strength; Tensile strength;
Durability; Ductility