scholarly journals WET/DRY CYCLING AND THE EFFECTS OF FIBER LOADING ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CEMENT COMPOSITES MIXED WITH KRAFT PULP-FIBER FROM SENGON (Falcataria Mollucana) WOOD

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Ismail Budiman ◽  
Widya Fatriasari
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Pulp Fiber ◽  
Cement Composites ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Wood Fibers ◽  
Cycling Treatment

Recently, pulp fiber-cement composites have found a practical application in the commercial market to replace hazardous asbestos fibers. For exterior applications, the effects of cyclical wetting and drying on the performance of cement composites were studied. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of filling wood fibers in cement composites prior to and after a wet/dry cycling treatment. The testing of kraft pulp fiber filling consisted of a 3, 5, and 7% of volume fraction of the composite. The target density and water to cement ratio of the composites produced was 1.5 gcm -3 , with a 0.50 base on weight, respectively. Cement composites were formed and pressed into a mold to the targeted dimensions of 30 cm × 2.5 cm × 2.5 cm (length × width × thickness) for 24hours, before they were removed from the mold. They were then subjected into two curing system conditions. First, the boards were immersed in a water tank at 18 ± 2 °C for 28 days and then tested for their mechanical properties. Secondly, the samples were immersed in the same conditions as before, but followed by a wet/dry curing cycling for 6 times before the mechanical properties were tested. Mechanical characteristics were observed according to ASTM C293-94 for flexural strength and ASTM C116-90 for compressive strength by using a Universal Testing Machine (UTM). The addition of pulp fiber and the wet/dry cycling treatment gave a significantly linear effect on the mechanical properties of composites. The higher amount of wood fiber filling in the cement composites resulted in a lower flexural and compressive strength of the composites. Furthermore, the wet/dry cycling treatment tended to lower the flexural strength, but not the compressive strength of the composites.

scholarly journals The Mechanical Properties of Steel-Polypropylene Fibre Composites Concrete (HyFRCC)

2015 ◽  
Vol 773-774 ◽  
pp. 949-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izni Syahrizal Ibrahim ◽  
Wan Amizah Wan Jusoh ◽  
Abdul Rahman Mohd Sam ◽  
Nur Ain Mustapa ◽  
Sk Muiz Sk Abdul Razak
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Concrete Strength ◽  
Fibre Volume Fraction ◽  
Fibre Volume ◽  
Polypropylene Fibre ◽  
Experimental Results

This paper discusses the experimental results on the mechanical properties of hybrid fibre reinforced composite concrete (HyFRCC) containing different proportions of steel fibre (SF) and polypropylene fibre (PPF). The mechanical properties include compressive strength, tensile strength, and flexural strength. SF is known to enhance the flexural and tensile strengths, and at the same time is able to resist the formation of macro cracking. Meanwhile, PPF contributes to the tensile strain capacity and compressive strength, and also delay the formation of micro cracks. Hooked-end deformed type SF fibre with 60 mm length and fibrillated virgin type PPF fibre with 19 mm length are used in this study. Meanwhile, the concrete strength is maintained for grade C30. The percentage proportion of SF-PPF fibres are varied in the range of 100-0%, 75-25%, 50-50%, 25-75% and 0-100% of which the total fibre volume fraction (Vf) is fixed at 0.5%. The experimental results reveal that the percentage proportion of SF-PPF fibres with 75-25% produced the maximum performance of flexural strength, tensile strength and flexural toughness. Meanwhile, the percentage proportion of SF-PPF fibres with 100-0% contributes to the improvement of the compressive strength compared to that of plain concrete.

scholarly journals Influence of Glass Fibers on Mechanical Properties of Concrete with Recycled Coarse Aggregates

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1007-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babar Ali ◽  
Liaqat Ali Qureshi ◽  
Ali Raza ◽  
Muhammad Asad Nawaz ◽  
Safi Ur Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Glass Fibers ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Concrete Compressive Strength ◽  
Coarse Aggregates ◽  
Highly Sensitive

Despite plain cement concrete presenting inferior performance in tension and adverse environmental impacts, it is the most widely used construction material in the world. Consumption of fibers and recycled coarse aggregates (RCA) can add ductility and sustainability to concrete. In this research, two mix series (100%NCA, and 100%RCA) were prepared using four different dosages of GF (0%GF, 0.25%GF, 0.5%GF, and 0.75%GF by volume fraction).  Mechanical properties namely compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and flexural strength of each concrete mixture was evaluated at the age of 28 days. The results of testing indicated that the addition of GF was very useful in enhancing the split tensile and flexural strength of both RCA and NCA concrete. Compressive strength was not highly sensitive to the addition of GF. The loss in strength that occurred due to the incorporation of RCA was reduced to a large extent upon the inclusion of GF. GF caused significant improvements in the split tensile and flexural strength of RCA concrete. Optimum dosage of GF was determined to be 0.25% for NCA, and 0.5% for RCA concrete respectively, based on the results of combined mechanical performance (MP).

Effects of Fly Ash Addition on Compressive Strength and Flexural Strength of Foamed Cement Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 795 ◽  
pp. 664-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshasmawi Abdul Wahab ◽  
Mohd Noor Mazlee ◽  
Shamsul Baharin Jamaludin ◽  
Khairul Nizar Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Cement Composites ◽  
Volume Percent ◽  
Foaming Agent ◽  
Cement Ratio ◽  
Water To Cement Ratio

In this study, the mixing of polystyrene (PS) beads and fly ash as a sand replacement material in foamed cement composites (FCC) has been investigated. Specifically, the mechanical properties such as compressive strength and flexural strength were measured. Different proportions of fly ash were added in cement composites to replace the sand proportion at 3 wt. %, 6 wt. %, 9 wt. % and 12 wt. % respectively. The water to cement ratio was fixed at 0.65 meanwhile ratios of PS beads used was 0.25 volume percent of samples as a foaming agent. All samples at different mixed were cured at 7 and 28 days respectively. Based on the results of compressive strength, it was found that the compressive strength was increased with the increasing addition of fly ash. Meanwhile, flexural strength was decreased with the increasing addition of fly ash up to 9 wt. %. The foamed cement composites with 12 wt. % of fly ash produced the highest strength of compressive strength meanwhile 3 wt. % of fly ash produced the highest strength of flexural strength.

Dispersed Reinforcement Based on Natural Fibres Used in Cement Composites

2016 ◽  
Vol 722 ◽  
pp. 216-221
Author(s):  
Jitka Peterková ◽  
Martin Sedlmajer ◽  
Magdalena Kocianova
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Fibre Reinforcement ◽  
Cement Composites ◽  
Cellulose Fibres ◽  
Natural Origin ◽  
Waste Cellulose

One of the options for improving the mechanical properties of cement composites is the use of fibre reinforcement. Nowadays, steel or polymer fibres are most frequently used for this purpose. However, given the increasingly stricter requirements related to environmental protection, one goal is to find ways of using alternative fibres of natural origin or waste fibres for which it is difficult to find other practical use. This paper focuses on one part of the development of materials which contain natural waste fibres as dispersed reinforcement in thermally insulating cement composites. The authors aimed to observe what influence the fibres have on the material’s final mechanical properties as well as thermal insulation properties. Another important factor, which was investigated, was the quotient of mechanical and thermal insulation properties. The results of this research showed that waste cellulose fibres have a considerable effect. The best compressive strength values were found in mixture M-2-BF which contained waste basalt fibres. The highest flexural strength values were reached by mixture M-3-CF-a containing cellulose fibres.

Mechanical Properties of Modified Polypropylene Coarse Fiber-Reinforced, High-Strength, Lightweight Concrete

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 1499-1506
Author(s):  
Rong Hui Zhang ◽  
Jian Li
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Lightweight Concrete ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Volume

In this study, the effect of micro-expansion high strength grouting material (EGM) and Modified polypropylene coarse fiber (M-PP fiber) on the mechanical properties of lightweight concrete are investigated. The influence of EGM and M-PP fiber on compressive strength , flexural strength and drying shrinkage of concrete are researched, and flexural fracture toughness are calculated. Test results show that the effect of EGM and M-PP fiber volume fraction (Vf) on flexural strength and fracture toughness is extremely prominent, compressive strength is only slightly enhanced, and the rate of shrinkage is obviously decreased. It is observed that the shape of the descending branch of load-deflection and the ascending branch of shrinkage-age tends towards gently with the increase of Vf. And M-PP fiber reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete is more economical.

Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical Properties of Cement Composites

2014 ◽  
Vol 915-916 ◽  
pp. 768-771
Author(s):  
Yun Feng Li ◽  
Jing Zhou ◽  
Lei Wen Gao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Brittle Failure ◽  
Cement Composites ◽  
Toughness Index ◽  
Different Content ◽  
Positive Effect

Nanotubes exhibiting great mechanical properties are expected to produce significantly stronger and tougher cement composites. The effects of Carbon Nanotubes to cement based composites are investigated in this paper. The flexural strength and the compressive strength of the CNTs cement composites under different content of are tested and the toughness indexes are analyzed. The results show that CNTs have a positive effect on the brittle failure of cement composites, and that the compressive strength and flexural strength of 0.10% CNTs cement composites are significantly increased. The toughness index of 0.05% CNTs cement composites is relatively higher.

scholarly journals Mechanical Properties of Mortar Using Polypropylene Fibers

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Eethar Thanon Dawood ◽  
◽  
Tamara Waleed Ghanim ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Polypropylene Fiber ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Polypropylene Fibers ◽  
Low Volume

In the present paper the behavior of mortar reinforced with polypropylene fibers was studied. Different percentages of polypropylene fibers such as 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8% as volumetric fractions were used. Different properties which are flowability, density, compressive strength, flexural strength and splitting tensile strength were evaluated for all mix combinations. The experimental results indicated that a reduction in flowability was obtained with increased polypropylene fibers content. Besides, it can be concluded that the incorporation of polypropylene fiber may significantly reduce the density of mortar. The use of low volume fraction of polypropylene fiber improves the mechanical properties of HPM. Thus, the use of 0.2% of such fiber increases compressive strength by about (4-10%), at various ages.

Mechanical properties of black sugar palm fiber-reinforced concrete

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 994-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Ferdiansyah ◽  
H. Abdul Razak
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Crack Deflection ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Palm Fiber ◽  
Sugar Palm Fiber

This article reports the results of an investigation on the engineering properties of concrete containing black sugar palm fiber. Three fiber lengths of 15, 25, and 35 mm in four volume fractions, namely 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, and 0.8%, were utilized in this investigation. The values of compressive, flexural, toughness, first crack deflection, first crack toughness, and toughness indices are reported for ages up to 90 days. It was observed that the addition of palm fibers slightly increased the flexural strength of concrete. The incorporation of the fibers had no significant effect on the compressive strength. The mix with 0.8% volume fraction and 35 mm length fiber gave higher toughness and ductility compared to other mixes.

Strength Development of Concrete Incorporating Metakaolin and PVA Fibres

2014 ◽  
Vol 567 ◽  
pp. 505-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadaqat Ullah Khan ◽  
Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin ◽  
Nasir Shafiq
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Better Than

Study has been conducted to investigate the effect of aspect ratio and volume fraction of PVA fibres on the mechanical properties of concrete. Total eighteen (18) mixes of concrete have been examined using metakaolin up to 5% and PVA fibres of aspect ratio 45, 60, 90 and 120 with volume fraction 1 to 2%. Compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength at 7 days and 28 days have been determined to check the effect of volume fraction and the aspect ratio of PVA fibres. It has been found that 2% volume fraction is better than 1% and there is increasing trend up to a certain value of aspect ratio in the strengths of concrete.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Flow and Mechanical Properties of Fibrofor Fiber Reinforced Self-Compacting Concrete

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
H. R. Arun Kumar ◽  
B. Shivakumaraswamy
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Split Tensile Strength ◽  
Hardened Properties

Self Compacting Concrete is a material used in the construction that has excellent deformability in the fresh state and high resistance of segregation, and can be replaced and compacted under its self-weight without applying vibration which leads to substantial advantages related to better homogeneity, enhancement of working environment and improvement in the productivity by increasing the speed of construction. Concrete can be formulated with high compressive strength but always has lower tensile strength. Tensile strength and other properties of concrete can be enhanced by adding fibers due to which the workability of concrete mix reduces and in order to achieve the desired Workability super-plasticizers is added. In the present work the use of fibrofor fiber in the production of self-compacting concrete (SCC) has been studied to identify how fresh and hardened properties of SCC are affected by the addition of fibers. The fibrofor fiber of 19mm standard length is incorporated into the SCC mixtures as 0.5kg/m3, 1.0kg/m3, 1.5kg/m3of concrete. Test on fresh SCC like slump Flow test, T50, V-Funnel test, J-Ring slump test and L-Box test were performed for an understanding of flow of SCC and tests on hardened properties like flexural strength, compressive strength and split tensile strength have been conducted to identify the hardened properties of SCC produced with fibrofor fiber. A comparative study between plain concrete, SCC without fiber and SCC with fiber has been done. Mix design for M40 grade concrete has been done according to EFNARC guidelines. The results reveal that the use of fibro for fiber decreases the workability but increases the mechanical properties of SCC. The optimum volume fraction of fibrofor fiber is determined as 1kg/m3 considering the optimized flexural strength and split tensile strength based properties of SCC. Due to increase in strength properties of fiber reinforced SCC that can be used for pavement construction and various other structures such as buildings, water retaining structures, reservoir structures and tunnel etc.

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