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Oct 2026
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Civil Engineering Department
SAGE University Indore
Civil Engineering Department
SAGE University Indore
The incorporation of recycled aggregate (RA) and natural jute fiber in concrete offers clear circular-economy benefits, yet their combined use is constrained by porosity, fiber clustering, and reduced workability. This paper reviews the literature on the mechanical and durability performance of jute fiber-reinforced concrete, with particular attention to mixes containing recycled aggregate. The evidence indicates that jute fiber improves performance only within a narrow, low-dosage range. In recycled aggregate concrete, the most favorable results were obtained at 0.15% jute fiber with 25% RA, where compressive, split tensile, and flexural strengths exceeded those of the control by more than 4% (Mahi & Hossen, 2025). In contrast, concrete with 100% RA and no fiber showed a 12.8% reduction in compressive strength, and higher fiber contents increased water absorption and other durability penalties (Jamil et al., 2023). Across other concrete systems, jute fibers consistently enhanced tensile resistance and crack control. Improvements of 21% in splitting tensile strength and 18% in flexural strength were reported for self-consolidating concrete (Hasan et al., 2023). In conventional concrete, compressive strength increased by up to 30.10% and splitting tensile strength by up to 12.64% when fiber dosage and length were optimized (Bhushal et al., 2025). The response depends strongly on fiber dosage and geometry: short fibers at low volume fractions are generally beneficial, while larger contents tend to reduce strength and increase absorption (Islam & Ahmed, 2018; Zakaria et al., 2016). Overall, the findings support the cautious use of jute fiber as a sustainable reinforcement in recycled aggregate concrete. However, the durability behavior, optimal dosage windows, and long-term performance of these composites remain insufficiently understood, and further research is needed to address these gaps.
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The literature supports a qualified affirmative answer to the question of whether sustainable fiber-reinforced concrete using jute fibers and recycled aggregate can deliver useful performance benefits: yes, but only within a narrow and carefully controlled design window. The most defensible conclusion is that low-dose jute reinforcement can partially compensate for the mechanical weaknesses of recycled aggregate concrete, especially in tensile and flexural response, while excessive fiber content or high recycled-aggregate replacement can quickly erode both workability and durability. The strongest evidence comes from low-volume mixtures such as 0.15% jute with 25% recycled aggregate, which improved split tensile strength by 6.7%, and from sustainable concrete systems in which 20 mm jute increased splitting tensile strength by 21% and flexural strength by 18% at 28 days (Mahi & Hossen, 2025), (Hasan et al., 2023). At the same time, 100% recycled aggregate without jute reduced compressive strength by 12.8%, and higher jute contents increased water absorption or impaired passing ability, demonstrating that more reinforcement is not necessarily better (Mahi & Hossen, 2025), (Jamil et al., 2023). This conclusion applies most directly to experimental concrete systems that combine natural-fiber reinforcement with recycled aggregate or other waste-derived constituents. What remains uncertain is the long-term durability and environmental payoff of these mixtures under realistic field conditions, especially for aggressive exposure classes. The broader significance is clear: if jute and recycled aggregate are to support genuinely sustainable construction, their use must be governed by performance-based limits rather than by material provenance alone.
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