Effect of Mix Proportions on Fresh and Rheological Properties of Cementitious Mixture Containing Natural Fibre: Modelling Using Factorial Design

Abstract:

This paper aims to discuss the influence of mix composition of cement mortar on fresh and rheological properties of cement mortar. Two different natural fibres, basalt (BA) and sisal (SL) are selected based on fresh and rheological behaviour for its usability in a cementitious mixture. The workability and rheological behaviour are evaluated by flow table test, cone penetrometer and slump test of the mixture. A full factorial design method was used to investigate the effects of four mix components: dosage of cement content (B), percentage of fly-ash (FA) by mass of cement, dosage of basalt fibre (BA) and dosage of superplasticizer (SP) along with a water/binder ratio of 0.41. A mathematical model which predicts the main effect and interactions of these components for each of the measured properties are derived using the factorial design. The proposed mixtures consist of two levels of binder content as 550 kg/m3 and 650 kg/m3, FA as 5% and 20% by mass of cement, BA as 1 kg/m3 to 3 kg/m3 and SP as 2 kg/m3 to 4 kg/m3. By reducing the number of test batches needed, the mathematical models produced with this method can expedite optimizing the mixture proportions of cement mortar to achieve desired fresh and rheological properties.

• Periodical: Construction Technologies and Architecture (Volume 1)
• Pages: 309-315
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/CTA.1.309
• Online since: January 2022
• Authors: Sandipan Kaushik, Mohammed Sonebi*, Giuseppina Amato, Arnaud Perrot, Utpal Kumar Das
• Keywords: Basalt Fibres, Factorial Design, Fly-Ash, Main Effect and Interactions, Sisal Fibre, Yield Stress

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