The theoretical treatment presented in Part I of this work is applied to a system which consists of polypropylene (PP) yarns embedded in a cement matrix. The maximum pull-out force values, obtained from specimens produced with different embedment lengths, normal stresses and yarn thicknesses are analyzed by using the formulae deduced in Part I. The results show that increasing the above three parameters brought about an increase of the maximum pull-out forces. When comparison is made with the theoretical formulae, the interfacial shear strength of the PP-cement system is calculated to possess values between 0·8 and 1·2 MPa, according to the amount of pressure applied on the system. The hexagonal close-packed array is employed to describe the way the PP fibers are arranged in the yarn, and found suitable to estimate the effective area of contact of the fiber-matrix interface.