Mechanical Fracture Properties of Cement Mortars with Diatomite in Relation to their Microstructure

Pavla Rovnaníková; Hana Šimonová; Pavel Schmid; Jana Zahálková; Patrik Bayer; Ivana Havlíková; Zbyněk Keršner

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1124.57

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Mechanical Fracture Properties of Cement Mortars with Diatomite in Relation to their Microstructure

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The paper is focused on the mechanical fracture properties of hardened cement mortars in which Portland cement is partially replaced by reactive admixtures. These properties are evaluated in relation to the mortars’ microstructure through the size and content of pores. The cement in the mortars was partially replaced by a diatomite that contains amorphous SiO₂. The three-point bending fracture tests were performed on beams with a central edge notch. The investigated mechanical fracture properties of the aforementioned cement-based composites included flexural strength, compressive strength, elasticity modulus, effective fracture toughness and specific fracture energy.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1124)

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Pavla Rovnaníková*, Hana Šimonová, Pavel Schmid, Jana Zahálková, Patrik Bayer, Ivana Havlíková, Zbyněk Keršner

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Admixture, Fracture Energy, Fracture Toughness, Hardened Cement Mortar, Microstructure

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