Fiber Reinforced Plastics/Composites ›› 2019, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (10): 19-25.

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STUDY ON BENDING PERFORMANCE AND MECHANISM OFFIBER REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES

GONG Hong-wei1, JIANG Shi-yong1,2, CHEN Jin1, TAO Shuai3   

  1. 1.Department of Military Facility, Army Logistics University of PLA, Chongqing 401331, China;
    2.School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China;
    3.Unit 91144 of PLA, Qingdao 266031, China
  • Received:2019-03-18 Online:2019-10-28 Published:2019-10-28

Abstract: To study the bending properties of fiber reinforced cementitious composite, five groups of specimens with different PVA fiber content were studied by four-point bending test. The experimental results show that the fiber content has a significant effect on the bending properties of specimens. Appropriate amount of fiber can significantly improve the brittleness of specimens, and crack is small and dense. When the fiber volume Vf≤2.0%, the initial cracking bending strength, peak bending strength, equivalent bending strength and toughness index increase with the increase of fiber content. For specimens with Vf=2.5%, the flowability is poor and some fiber agglomerates. As a result, the bending strength of specimens with Vf=2.5% is lower than specimens with Vf=2.0%. Combined with the load-deflection curve, the mechanism of fiber in the composite was qualitatively analyzed by scanning electron microscope, and the factors affecting the fiber bridging effect were studied.

Key words: polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, fiber reinforced cementitious composites, bending strength, toughness index, scanning electron microscope (SEM)

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