A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CONCRETES REINFORCED WITH CARBON, POLYETHYLENE, AND STEEL FIBERS AND THEIR IMPROVEMENT BY LATEX ADDITION
Mortars containing carbon, polyethylene, and stainless steel fibers at the same volume fraction and with similar fiber diameters were compared in terms of tensile, compressive, and flexural properties. Carbon fibers, though having the lowest tensile modulus, strength, and elongation at break among the fiber types, gave mortar of the highest tensile strength and lowest cost; polyethylene fibers, due to their high ductility, gave mortar of the highest flexural toughness; and steel fibers gave mortar of the highest flexural strength. The tensile, compressive, and flexural strengths and flexural toughness were all increased by latex addition for any fiber type.
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Corporate Authors:
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
38800 Country Club Drive
Farmington Hills, MI United States 48331 -
Authors:
- Chen, P-W
- Chung, DDL
- Publication Date: 1996-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 129-133
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Serial:
- ACI Materials Journal
- Volume: 93
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- ISSN: 0889-325X
- Serial URL: https://www.concrete.org/publications/acimaterialsjournal.aspx
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Carbon; Compressive strength; Concrete; Fibers; Flexural strength; Latex; Mortar; Plastics; Polymers; Resins; Tensile strength
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00724420
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 13 1996 12:00AM