Cost-Effective Engineered Cementitious Composites with Hybrid PVA and Basalt/PP Fiber: A Study on Compressive, Tensile and Impact Performance

Currently, oil-coated PVA fibers are the most commonly used material in ECC research. However, the high price limits the application of PVA-ECC in practical engineering. In order to reduce the cost, one of the methods is to partially replace the PVA fibers in ECC. In order to demonstrate the feasibi...

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Published in:Materials 2023-07, Vol.16 (14), p.5172
Main Authors: Liao, Weibin, Wu, Peizong, Huang, Jiatao, Chen, Gai, Lin, Jiaxiang, Guo, Yongchang, Chen, Runsheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basalt
Civil engineering
Compressive strength
Concrete mixing
Deformation
Feasibility studies
Fiber volume fraction
Fibers
Impact strength
Impact tests
Load
Mechanical properties
Polyvinyl alcohol
Ratios
Reinforced concrete
Strain gauges
Stress concentration
Tensile strength
Test methods
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Summary:Currently, oil-coated PVA fibers are the most commonly used material in ECC research. However, the high price limits the application of PVA-ECC in practical engineering. In order to reduce the cost, one of the methods is to partially replace the PVA fibers in ECC. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of PVA/BF-ECC and PVA/PP-ECC, polyvinyl alcohol fibers (PVA), basalt fibers (BFs) and polypropylene fibers (PP) were added at 0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5% by volume of PVA in addition to 1% by volume of PVA. Subsequently, tensile, compression and drop-weight impact tests were conducted on single or hybrid fiber concrete. The results showed that the post-peak compression toughness, tensile strength, and initial cracking impact strength of PVA/BF-ECC and PVA/PP-ECC increased significantly with the increase in the volume ratio of BF and PP fibers, while the performance of PVA-ECC materials with the same fiber volume ratio decreased slightly. Therefore, the cost can be reduced by designing hybrid PVA/BF-ECC materials that meet the performance requirements. The experimental evidence presented in this study demonstrates the feasibility and reasonable prospect of the new hybrid PVA/BF-ECC.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma16145172