Experimental Research on the Mechanical Property of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Ferrocement

Abstract:

The tensile and bending behaviour of steel-polypropylene hybrid fiber reinforced ferrocement were investigated in this paper through direct tensile test and four-point bending test. Different volume fractions of steel fiber, polypropylene fiber and steel wire mesh were considered. A total of 42 tensile and bending specimens were tested. Experimental results showed that, compared to plain ferrocement, the cracking tensile strength and the ultimate tensile strength of steel-polypropylene hybrid fiber reinforced ferrocement with 0.5% volume fractions of steel fiber and 1.0% volume fractions of polypropylene fiber increased by 9% and 15% , and the cracking moment and the ultimate moment also increased by 29% and 52%. It can be concluded that this mix ratio had best effect on the mechanical property of ferrocement.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 639-640)
• Pages: 329-333
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.639-640.329
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Sheng Ping Chen, Gang Tian
• Keywords: Bending Tests, Direct Tensile Test, Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Ferrocement, Polypropylene Fiber, Steel Fiber (SF)

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