Testing of Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix in Shear without Substrate

Abstract:

This paper aims at investigating the matrix-to-textile stress transfer in a fabric reinforced cementitious matrix FRCM system, not bonded to any substrate, under shear loads. To this end, direct shear tests are performed on a basalt FRCM specimen introduced into an innovative properly designed four-hinge frame loaded by a universal testing machine. The role of the single components in the global shear behavior of the FRCM is experimentally analyzed. Digital image correlation (DIC) is adopted for evaluating both the displacement and strain fields as well as for detecting the damage. Furthermore, the shear response of the tested FRCM material is reproduced via an effective numerical approach that considers the nonlinear behavior of the mortar and the possible micro-mechanisms that arise between the textile and the matrix, introducing suitable interfaces joining the FRCM constituent layers, i.e. textile and mortar layers. Experimental outcomes highlighted the non-negligible influence of the matrix in the shear response of the composite, both in strength and stiffness. The proven DIC technique demonstrated to be suitable also for this novel test type, since it allows to obtain shear strains, location and amplitude of cracks with satisfying accuracy, such as to make direct shear tests results a benchmark to be used for numerical simulations. Numerical analyses are performed in order to verify the efficiency of the proposed model in reproducing the mechanical behavior of FRCM composites under shear loads and in describing the damage patterns during the loading process.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 916)
• Pages: 105-111
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-xch378
• Online since: April 2022
• Authors: Rebecca Fugger*, Sara Fares, Pietro Meriggi, Francesca Nerilli, Sonia Marfia, Elio Sacco, Gianmarco de Felice
• Keywords: Four Hinge Frame Set-Up, FRCM Shear Strength, In-Plane Capacity, Matrix Contribution, Shear Stress Transfer, Shear Test

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