Behaviour of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Confined Recycled Aggregate Concrete Piles

OBJECTIVES

To increase the strength of recycled concrete piles using recycled glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) as confinement

To determine how well GFRP-confined recycled aggregate concrete piles perform under impact loading

Team

Dilum Fernando

Lead Researcher

Amir Sidiq

Research Fellow

Partners

Rocket C Pty Ltd

Progress

SUMMARY

This one-year project, led by RMIT in partnership with Rocket C Pty Ltd, explored a new way to strengthen recycled concrete piles by wrapping them in recycled GFRP. This innovative approach aims to boost the piles’ compressive strength, making them more suitable for structural applications. The team successfully developed and tested a prototype pile foundation using this method.

OPPORTUNITIES

Offers a practical solution for industry to reuse construction waste in new infrastructure

Encourages further research into impact resistance and long-term performance of recycled material composites

Creates potential for future collaboration between universities, industry and government in sustainable engineering