The Significance of Multi-Size Carbon Fibers on the Mechanical and Fracture Characteristics of Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Program
2.1. Materials
2.2. Mixing Protocol
2.3. Flowability Test
2.4. Uniaxial Compression Test
2.5. Modulus of Rupture Test
2.6. Fracture Toughness Test
2.7. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Flowability
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.3. Fracture Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Component | Reference (R) | Chopped 2% (CH2) | Milled 2% (ML2) | Milled 8% (ML8) | Hybrid 2% (H2) | Hybrid 5% (H5) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cement | 934.2 | ||||||
Silica Fume | 93.4 | ||||||
Sand | 934.2 | ||||||
Water | 256.9 | ||||||
Superplasticizer | 16.3 | ||||||
CCMF (% wt. cement) | L = 3 mm | - | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.5 |
L = 6 mm | - | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
MCMF (% wt. cement) | L = 150 μm | - | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
L = 200 μm | - | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
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Abdellatef, M.; Heras Murcia, D.; Hogancamp, J.; Matteo, E.; Stormont, J.; Taha, M.M.R. The Significance of Multi-Size Carbon Fibers on the Mechanical and Fracture Characteristics of Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites. Fibers 2022, 10, 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib10080065
Abdellatef M, Heras Murcia D, Hogancamp J, Matteo E, Stormont J, Taha MMR. The Significance of Multi-Size Carbon Fibers on the Mechanical and Fracture Characteristics of Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites. Fibers. 2022; 10(8):65. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib10080065
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbdellatef, Mohammed, Daniel Heras Murcia, Joshua Hogancamp, Edward Matteo, John Stormont, and Mahmoud M. Reda Taha. 2022. "The Significance of Multi-Size Carbon Fibers on the Mechanical and Fracture Characteristics of Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites" Fibers 10, no. 8: 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib10080065