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The research was carried out on the basis of three soil-cement matrices whose compositions varied in terms of the volumetric fraction of cement paste and the water-cement ratio. Two types of polypropylene fibers were used as dispersed reinforcement: single fibrillated-tapes polypropylene fibers (SFPF) and bundles of coiled fibrillated-tapes polypropylene fibers (BCFPF). The fibers varied in terms of their length and mass fraction. The objective of the study was to assess the effect of the addition of fibers to soil-cement composites on their flexural tensile strength and on their behavior in the post-critical state. The studies were carried out after 28 days of curing. Bending tests were carried out to determine post-critical stress values \u03c3CMODi, stress values at which the matrix is destroyed (limit of proportionality) \u03c3LOP, maximum stress values transferred by the fibers \u03c3MOR (modulus of rupture), and total fracture energy Gf,tot as well as compressive strength. 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