Behavior of High Performance PVA Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites under Uniaxial Compressive Load

2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 687-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Ze Jun Liu

Abstract. Based on an extensive experimental program, the paper studies the behavior of High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composite (HPFRCC) under Uniaxial compression. The experimental parameters are: PVA fiber content by volume, fly ash and silica fume content. The compressive strength, peak strain as well as compressive stress-strain curves are obtained. The test results reveal that PVA fibers can greatly improve plastic deformation ability of HPFRCC, especially have significant impact on ductility after the peak stress, though fiber content has small influence on compressive strength. With the increase of fly ash content, peak stress of HPFRCC decreases, but toughness increases. 10% silica fume content has not obvious effect on compressive strength for HPFRCC with large quantities of fly ash , but leads to less ductile behavior.

2019 ◽  
Vol 292 ◽  
pp. 108-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Fládr ◽  
Petr Bílý ◽  
Roman Chylík ◽  
Zdeněk Prošek

The paper describes an experimental program focused on the research of high performance concrete with partial replacement of cement by fly ash. Four mixtures were investigated: reference mixture and mixtures with 10 %, 20 % and 30 % cement weight replaced by fly ash. In the first stage, the effect of cement replacement was observed. The second phase aimed at the influence of homogenization process for the selected 30% replacement on concrete properties. The analysis of macroscopic properties followed compressive strength, elastic modulus and depth of penetration of water under pressure. Microscopic analysis concentrated on the study of elastic modulus, porosity and mineralogical composition of cement matrix using scanning electron microscopy, spectral analysis and nanoindentation. The macroscopic results showed that the replacement of cement by fly ash notably improved compressive strength of concrete and significantly decreased the depth of penetration of water under pressure, while the improvement rate increased with increasing cement replacement (strength improved by 18 %, depth of penetration by 95 % at 30% replacement). Static elastic modulus was practically unaffected. Microscopic investigation showed impact of fly ash on both structure and phase mechanical performance of the material.


2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 1062-1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Eun Kim ◽  
Wan Shin Park ◽  
Song Hui Yun ◽  
Do Gyeum Kim ◽  
Jea Myoung Noh

This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and modulus of elasticity characteristics of high performance concrete. These tests were carried out to evaluate the mechanical properties of HPC for up to 7 and 28 days. Mixtures were prepared with water to binder ratio of 0.40. Two mixtures were containing fly ash at 25%, silica fume at 5% cement replacement, respectively. Another mixture was contains blast furnace slag and fly ash at 25%. Three standard 100¥a200 cylinder specimens were prepared. HPC showed improvement in the compressive strength and splitting tensile strength when ordinary Portland cement was replaced with silica fume. Compare with specimens FA25 and BS25FA25, specimen SF5 showed much more modulus of elasticity. It shows that the use of the blast furnace slag of 25% and fly ash of 25% cement replacement has caused a small increase in compressive strength and splitting tensile strength and modulus of elasticity compared to the only use of fly ash of 25% at 28days. The results indicated that the use of blast furnace slag or silica fume provided the good performance compare to fly ash when the mechanical properties of the high performance concretes were taken into account.


2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 1903-1907
Author(s):  
Jun Pan ◽  
Fei Li ◽  
Xue Wu Zhang

This thesis discusses the influence of fly ash content, fiber content and fiber types on the performance of fiber reinforced concrete, through the flexural and compressive tests on fiber reinforced cement mortar, and the splitting tensile and bending tests on the fiber reinforced concrete. The test result shows that the adding of fly ash can better play the enhancement of polypropylene fiber; the change of the fiber content affects the flexural strength of cement mortar and obviously improves the splitting tensile strength of the reinforced concrete; and the polypropylene fiber and steel fiber have different enhancement on cement mortar due to their qualitative differences.


Author(s):  
He Tian ◽  
Y. X. Zhang

In this paper, a new green fiber-reinforced cementitious composite containing high volume fly ash and hybrid steel and bagasse fibers is developed. Eco-friendly bagasse fibers from industrial waste and steel fibers are used to improve the mechanical behavior of the new composite, and high-volume fly ash is used to decrease the usage of cement in order to be more environmentally friendly. The influence of the fiber content and fly ash/cement ratio on the mechanical properties of the composite is investigated through the study of the mechanical properties of the new composite, such as compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, and modulus of rupture. It is found that compressive strength, Young's modulus of the composite, decreases with the increase of the fly ash/cement ratio and bagasse fiber content. However, the modulus of rupture of the composite increases firstly with bagasse fiber content, and decreases when bagasse fiber content reaches 3% by volume.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 2618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashkan Gohari Lasaki ◽  
Reza Jamshidi Chenari ◽  
Javad Shamsi Sosahab ◽  
Yaser Jafarian

Soil reinforcement is an old and still efficient technique in improving soil strength and stiffness properties. Current paper aims at quantifying the effects of different inclusions on mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced cemented soil. An experimental program was conducted to study simultaneous effects of randomly oriented fiber inclusions and cement stabilization on the geotechnical characteristics of fly ash-soil mixtures. Chamkhaleh sand, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, cement and fly ash with some water were mixed and compacted into large scale direct shear apparatus with three equal layers. PVA fibers were randomly distributed in three compacted layers at predetermined weight contents. Direct shear tests were carried out on fly ash-soil specimens prepared with different cement, fly ash and polyvinyl alcohol contents, and 7 different curing periods. Results show that cement increases the strength of the raw fly ash-soil specimens. The fiber inclusion further increases the strength of the cemented and uncemented soil specimens and transforms their brittle behavior to ductile behavior. The fiber reinforcement and distribution throughout the entire specimen results in a significant increase in the strength of fly ash -soil- cement mixtures.


2013 ◽  
Vol 804 ◽  
pp. 8-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Bing Dai ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Ji Xiang Gao

As a kind of high performance cement based construction materials, because of good mechanical performance and durability, PVA fiber reinforced cement based materials have been paid more and more attention in the field of civil structure engineering. To grasp the characteristics of PVA fiber reinforced cement based composite materials and promote a better application of PVA fiber reinforced cement based composite in practical engineering, a series of research works on the mechanical properties and durability of PVA fiber reinforced cement based composite were introduced systematically.


2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
Kumar Rathish

Ferrocement works demand cement mortars of good workability and high strength. Reduction in water-cement ratio combined with a refined pore structure increases the compressive strength in addition to the enhancement of durability characteristics, but the workability decreases. Workability becomes important, as the mortar has to easily penetrate between the layers of the mesh wires. A reasonably workable high strength cement mortar can be obtained by using a high cement content coupled with the use of superplasticizers. These were also found to retain the cohesiveness and check undesirable bleeding and segregation. An experimental program was conducted to study the functional efficacy of an SNF condensate used as a water reducing superplasticizer. The compressive strength and flow characteristics of the mortars were determined to decide their suitability for ferrocement works. The parameters included the mix proportions, the grade of cement, age of curing and the dosage of superplasticizer. It was concluded from the study that the addition of an optimum dosage of superplasticizer improved the workability and strength characteristics of silica fume mortars. There was a late gain in the compressive strength of silica fume mortars.


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