Experimental investigation on strength and properties of natural fibre reinforced cement mortar

Author(s):  
M. Mathavan ◽  
N. Sakthieswaran ◽  
O. Ganesh Babu
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1445-1455
Author(s):  
Song Gao ◽  
Jianlin Luo ◽  
Jigang Zhang ◽  
Fei Teng ◽  
Chao Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Water and sand were used as the medium of multiwall carbon nanotube (MCNT) and prepared MCNT aqueous suspension and MCNT suspension-coated sand, respectively; afterwards, they were introduced into cement mortar (MNT/CM, MNTSM), respectively. Next, mechanical strengths and piezoresistive properties (DC resistivities (ρ v), AC impedances (Z r)) under cyclic loadings (σ c) of two types of MNT/CM and MNTSM nanocomposites were investigated to explore the intrinsic and self-sensing behaviors. Results reveal that MCNT can be evenly and well-coated on sand, which favors to achieve its intrinsic self-sensing property. Although the fraction changes in ρ v and Z r under the same σ c of MNTSM are both lower than those of MNT/CM, the stress sensitivity of MNTSM is only −1.16%/MPa (DC resistivity), −1.55%/MPa (AC impedance); its sensing linearity and stability (2.53, 2.45%; 2.73, 2.67%) are superior to those of MNT/CM (4.94, 2.57%; 3.78, 2.96%). Piezoresistivity using AC impedance technique is helpful to acquire balanced sensing sensitivity and stability while applied as intrinsic sensors in infrastructure.


Author(s):  
Hongwei Zhang ◽  
Zhenzhong Shen ◽  
Liqun Xu ◽  
Lei Gan ◽  
Zekai Ma ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 189-193 ◽  
pp. 983-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Shen Xu ◽  
Yong Min Cao ◽  
Hong Ming Sun

Adding suitable quantity of polypropylene fiber is very effective for controlling plastic crack of cement mortar. During the experience stage, adding quantity of polypropylene fiber is 1.5 kg/m3, and crack rate of mortar is only 7.7%. Theoretical analysis is made for plastic crack mechanism of cement mortar, the results indicate that adding polypropylene fiber improves critical stress of crack expansion in mortar and notably reduces crack of cement mortar.


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