Enhancing Concrete Properties with Plant Fibers: A Comprehensive Analysis of Mechanical and Durability Improvements

Concrete is the world's most widely used building material, its main advantage is excellent compressive strength, but there is also brittleness, low tensile strength, poor cracking resistance, and other shortcomings. To solve these problems, researchers have put forward a variety of methods for the modification of concrete materials, among which increasing the toughness and crack resistance of concrete by adding plant fiber has become an important research direction. As a natural, renewable, and environmentally friendly material, plant fiber has a high specific strength, specific stiffness, and good cohesion, which can greatly improve the mechanical properties and durability of concrete.