MICROMECHANICAL STUDIES OF FRESH AND WEATHERED FIBRE CEMENT COMPOSITES. PART 2: WET TESTING
This paper presents a study involving in situ scanning electron microscope (SEM) fracture studies of fibre cement composite materials tested in a wet environment. An in situ three point bend loading device coupled with "wet cell" techniques has facilitated the simultaneous loading and observation of micro fracture processes in wet synthetic and cellulose fibre cement composite materials. The micromechanistic fracture behaviour is similar to earlier dry testing in that failure is a complex combination of microcracking, stress redistribution, fibre debonding, fibre pull-out and fibre failure. The onset of the first microcracking stage of this process has been identified as occurring at the limit of proportionality and which develops progressively to the ultimate strength, as the tensile zone moves through the thickness of the composite. During ageing due to natural weathering it is believed that there is an increase in interfacial fibre bound which increases the propensity for fibre failure as opposed to fibre pull-out, as observed, and leads to greater strengths in aged products. The extra effect of localised moisture on performance is substantial additional localised microcracking when wet, as well as a small drop in strength. This may be associated with enhanced stress redistribution and more widespread microcrack initiation under wet conditions. (Author/TRRL)
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Authors:
- Tait, R B
- AKERS, SAS
- Publication Date: 1989-5
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 125-131
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Serial:
- International Journal of Cement Composites and Lightweight Concrete
- Volume: 11
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Longman Group UK Limited
- ISSN: 0262-5075
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aging (Materials); Cellulose; Cement; Cracking; Durability; Failure; Fibers; Loads; Polyester resins; Reinforced concrete; Strength of materials; Weathering
- Uncontrolled Terms: Micro
- ITRD Terms: 5292: Ageing; 7436: Cellulose; 4758: Cement; 5211: Cracking; 5910: Durability; 5520: Failure; 4557: Fibre; 5567: Load; 9045: Micro; 7448: Polyester; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 5544: Strength (mater); 5281: Weathering
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00492794
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM