FLEXURAL BEHAVIOUR OF POLYETHYLENE FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE

The flexural behaviour of concrete specimens reinforced with chopped polyethylene fibre, which is a newly developed fibre for concrete reinforcement in Japan, is discussed. The chopped filaments are incorporated into concrete by mixing. It is shown that the fibre reinforcement significantly improves the toughness by sustaining useful load beyond the first crack load. Post-crack behaviour is greatly affected by loading velocity, because it is governed by the viscoelastic characteristics of polyethylene fibre. (Author/TRRL)

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  Construction Press

  Longman House, Burnt Mill
  Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Kobayashi, K
  • Cho, R
• Publication Date: 1981-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 19-25
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Longman Group UK Limited
  • ISSN: 0262-5075

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Deflection; Ethylene resins; Fiber reinforced concrete; Fibers; Flexural strength; Material reinforcement; Polyvinyl hydrocarbons; Reinforcing materials; Strength of materials; Subgrade (Pavements); Tension; Viscoelasticity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Polyethylene
• Old TRIS Terms: Beds
• ITRD Terms: 4755: Concrete; 5586: Deflection; 4557: Fibre; 7422: Polyvinylhydrocarbon; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 5544: Strength (mater); 5502: Tension
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; I32: Concrete; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348124
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1982 12:00AM