Mechanical Properties of a Green Hybrid Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious Composite

Abstract:

In this paper, a new green hybrid fibre-reinforced cementitious composite with high volume fly ash and steel and bagasse fibres is developed. High volume fly ash is used to partly replace cement and make the composite greener. Eco-friendly bagasse fibres from industrial waste and steel fibres are utilized to improve the mechanical behavior. In particularly, the influence of the parameters such as the sand/cement ratio and fly ash/cement ratio on the mechanical properties of the composite is investidated by evaluating the essential mechanical properties such as compressive strength and modulus of elasticity. The new green composite is found to be sustainable with high compressive. It is found that compressive strength of the composite decreases while the Young's modulus increases with the increase of the sand content, and that compressive strength and Youngs modulus of the composite decreases with the increase of the fly ash content.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 438-439)
• Pages: 275-279
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.438-439.275
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: He Tian, Yi Xia Zhang
• Keywords: Bagasse Fiber, Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composite, Fly Ash (FA), Mechanical Property, Steel Fiber (SF)

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