![]() To produce a more sustainable material, this study proposes the use of natural fibers (NF) such as BFs, as a replacement for SFs. Collectively, these advances highlight the promising potential of BFRGM within the fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete research domain. Furthermore, the assimilation of fly ash and banana fiber as a means to valorize both industrial and agricultural by-products, circumvents the reliance on industrially manufactured textile-reinforced mortars (TRMs) and OPC. For example, these encompass a consequent decline in CO 2 emissions, and increased resilience of materials against aging, environmental factors, and extreme heat conditions. The replacement of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and synthetic fiber in BFRGM applications could yield several benefits. In order to address the issues of: excessive CO2 emissions resulting from OPC production the unavoidable cracks gained by concrete due to the tests of time, changes in weather and wrath of disasters and the potential of fly ash and BF waste valorizations, this paper presents the development of a banana geotextile-reinforced geopolymer mortar (BGT-RGM), a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to conventional TRMs. , explored the use of waste materials as replacement of cement in mortar mixtures aiming to lessen the significant negative impact of cement production that generates 5% of CO2 and 7% of industrial used fuels globally. Indeed, Toska & Faleschini studied FRCM using cement-based mortar reinforced with carbon and glass fibers in reinforcing reinforced concrete, and concluded that the right amount of FRCM confinement reduced the lateral expansion of concrete and improved the axial resistance of concrete. However, traditional TRMs and fiber-reinforced cementitious matrices (FRCMs) are commonly made from ordinary Portland cement (OPC) matrices and synthetic fibers (SF). The confinement provided by TRM leads to significant improvement in the concrete’s axial load capacity and overall durability. Textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) has emerged as a practical and efficient technique for enhancing the performance of concrete structures. ![]() Future investigations towards the development and application of BGT-RGM are also discussed. The BGT-RGM with 20 mm thickness of BFRGM with 15 mm and 20 mm geotextile grid spacings, exhibited 33.3% and 33.1% increases in strength, respectively. The local crack formation mode of failure was also determined through crack patterns during an axial load test. The BGT-RGM-confined and unconfined concrete were evaluated, and the strength variations were imparted by the confinement as reflected on the stress-strain curves. To develop BGT-RGM, the physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of the BFs were determined, while BFRGMs were evaluated for compressive and dog-bone tensile strengths, workability, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). BGT-RGM is a textile-reinforced mortar with varying thickness of BF-reinforced geopolymer mortar (BFRGM) through NaOH-treated 10 mm BFs and 2 mm banana geotextile (BGT) having varied grid spacings. ![]() Enhancing the properties of geopolymer by adding banana fibers (BF) and fly ash (FA) to form banana geotextile-reinforced geopolymer mortar (BGT-RGM) as confining material, is investigated in this experimental study. ![]() In confining structural members, geopolymer still has limitations with respect to its brittleness and other properties. Geopolymer, a sustainable alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC), offers reduced embodied energy, lower carbon emissions, enhanced durability, eco-compatibility, and waste valorization potential. ![]()
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