The Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Polymer Modified Cement Mortar

Abstract:

Combining the effect of polypropylene fibers, such as the decrease of cement base material shrinkage and plastic crack, and the increase of material toughness, with the improvement of polymer on the interface between the fiber and matrix, both polypropylene fibers and polymer modifier were used in the cement mortar at the same time to make more excellent cement mortar materials. The improvement for cement mortar from different length of polypropylene fiber, polymer modifier (waterborne epoxy emulsion), mineral powder and silica ash were studied. Results showed that compared with the short fiber, the long fiber has a more obvious effect on the toughness, the best dosage of which is 0.6 kg/m³; the waterborne epoxy emulsion improved the bonding properties of interface between polypropylene fiber and cement mortar matrix, and then, long fibers improved flexural strength of cement mortar greatly, in terms of short fiber, effect is not manifest; With the increase of mineral powder, all the mechanical index of polypropylene fiber reinforced polymer modified cement mortar were improved and the effect of silica ash was better than that of mineral powder, the optimal replacement ratio were 0.1 and 0.3 respectively.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 438-439)
• Pages: 283-289
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.438-439.283
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Huu Feng, Dan Ying Gao, Jian Song Yuan
• Keywords: Length, Mineral Admixture, Polymer-Cement Ratio, Polypropylene Fiber, Waterborne Epoxy Emulsion

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