Effect of PVA Fiber on Mechanical Properties of High-Performance Concrete

Abstract:

An experimental study has been conducted to investigate the effect of the fraction of PVA fiber on the mechanical properties of high-performance concrete. The mechanical properties include compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and compressive elastic modulus. On the basis of the experimental results of the specimens of six sets of mix proportions, the mechanism of PVA fiber acting on these mechanical properties has been analyzed in details. The results indicate that there is a tendency of increase in the compressive strength and splitting tensile strength when the fiber volume fraction is below 0.08%, and the compressive elastic modulus of high-performance concrete decreases gradually with the increasing volume fraction of PVA fiber with appropriate content.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 438-439)
• Pages: 249-252
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.438-439.249
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Zhe Jin, Cheng Ya Wang
• Keywords: High-Performance Concrete (HPC), Mechanical Property, PVA Fiber

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