MECHANICAL PROPRETIES OF GLASS AND STEEL FIBER REINFORCED MORTAR

Tensile, flexural and compressive tests were conducted on mortar specimens reinforced with different lengths and volumes of steel and glass fibers. The tensile flexural strength of reinforced specimens was at most two to three times that of plain mortar while the corresponding strains or deflections were as much as ten times that of mortar. The stresses and strains at first cracking were not significantly different from those of plain mortar. The values of the modulus of elasticity and the extent of nonlinearity was observed to depend on the methods of deformation measurement. Extensive microcracking was observed on the surfaces of failed flexural specimens indicating a significant contribution of the matrix even after the first cracking. For steel fiber reinforced specimens, the peak loads and deformations appear to be linearly related to the fiber parameter: v f(L/D). After failure, steel fibers pulled out while most of the glass fibers broke.

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  American Concrete Institute

  P.O. Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 Seven Mile Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48219
• Authors:
  • Shah, S P
  • Naaman, A E
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 50-53
• Serial:
  • American Concrete Institute, Journal of
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute
  • ISSN: 0889-325X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compression tests; Concrete; Cracking; Fiber reinforced concrete; Flexural strength; Glass fibers; Material reinforcement; Mechanical properties; Modulus of elasticity; Mortar; Tensile strength
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete cracking
• Old TRIS Terms: Compressive strength tests
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131550
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM