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Experimental Investigation on the Quasi-Static Tensile Capacity of Engineered Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Steel Grid and Fibers
An engineered cementitious composite (ECC) was reinforced with a steel grid and fibers to improve its tensile strength and ductility. A series of tensile tests have been carried out to investigate the quasi-static tensile capacity of the reinforced ECC. The quasi-static tensile capacities of reinfor...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6747618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31438637 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12172666 |
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author | Li, Liang Liu, Wenli Wu, Jun Wu, Wenjie Wu, Meng |
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description | An engineered cementitious composite (ECC) was reinforced with a steel grid and fibers to improve its tensile strength and ductility. A series of tensile tests have been carried out to investigate the quasi-static tensile capacity of the reinforced ECC. The quasi-static tensile capacities of reinforced ECCs with different numbers of steel-grid layers, types of fibers (Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, KEVLAR fiber, and polyethylene (PE) fiber), and volume fractions of fibers have been tested and compared. It is indicated by the test results that: (1) On the whole, the steel grid-PVA fiber and steel grid-KEVLAR fiber reinforced ECCs have high tensile strength and considerable energy dissipation performance, while the steel grid-PE fiber reinforced ECC exhibits excellent ductility. (2) The ultimate tensile strength of the reinforced ECC can be improved by the addition of steel grids. The maximal peak tensile stress increase is about 50–95% or 140–190% by adding one layer or two layers of steel grid, respectively. (3) The ultimate tensile strength of the reinforced ECC can be enhanced with the increase of fiber volume fraction. For a certain kind of fiber, a volume fraction between 1.5% and 2% grants the reinforced ECC the best tensile strength. Near the ultimate loading point, the reinforced ECC exhibits strain hardening behavior, and its peak tensile stress increases considerably. The energy dissipation performance of the reinforced ECC can also be remarkably enhanced by such an increase in fiber volume fraction. (4) The ductility of the steel grid-PVA fiber reinforced ECC can be improved by the addition of steel grids and the increase of fiber volume fraction. The ductility of the steel grid-KEVLAR fiber reinforced ECC can be improved by the addition of steel grids alone. The ductility and energy dissipation performance of the steel grid-PE fiber reinforced ECC can be improved with the increase of fiber volume fraction alone. A mechanical model for the quasi-static initial and ultimate tensile strength of the steel grid-fiber reinforced ECC is proposed. The model is validated by the test data from the quasi-static tension experiments on the steel grid-PE fiber reinforced ECC. |
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spelling | pubmed-67476182019-09-27 Experimental Investigation on the Quasi-Static Tensile Capacity of Engineered Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Steel Grid and Fibers Li, Liang Liu, Wenli Wu, Jun Wu, Wenjie Wu, Meng Materials (Basel) Article An engineered cementitious composite (ECC) was reinforced with a steel grid and fibers to improve its tensile strength and ductility. A series of tensile tests have been carried out to investigate the quasi-static tensile capacity of the reinforced ECC. The quasi-static tensile capacities of reinforced ECCs with different numbers of steel-grid layers, types of fibers (Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, KEVLAR fiber, and polyethylene (PE) fiber), and volume fractions of fibers have been tested and compared. It is indicated by the test results that: (1) On the whole, the steel grid-PVA fiber and steel grid-KEVLAR fiber reinforced ECCs have high tensile strength and considerable energy dissipation performance, while the steel grid-PE fiber reinforced ECC exhibits excellent ductility. (2) The ultimate tensile strength of the reinforced ECC can be improved by the addition of steel grids. The maximal peak tensile stress increase is about 50–95% or 140–190% by adding one layer or two layers of steel grid, respectively. (3) The ultimate tensile strength of the reinforced ECC can be enhanced with the increase of fiber volume fraction. For a certain kind of fiber, a volume fraction between 1.5% and 2% grants the reinforced ECC the best tensile strength. Near the ultimate loading point, the reinforced ECC exhibits strain hardening behavior, and its peak tensile stress increases considerably. The energy dissipation performance of the reinforced ECC can also be remarkably enhanced by such an increase in fiber volume fraction. (4) The ductility of the steel grid-PVA fiber reinforced ECC can be improved by the addition of steel grids and the increase of fiber volume fraction. The ductility of the steel grid-KEVLAR fiber reinforced ECC can be improved by the addition of steel grids alone. The ductility and energy dissipation performance of the steel grid-PE fiber reinforced ECC can be improved with the increase of fiber volume fraction alone. A mechanical model for the quasi-static initial and ultimate tensile strength of the steel grid-fiber reinforced ECC is proposed. The model is validated by the test data from the quasi-static tension experiments on the steel grid-PE fiber reinforced ECC. MDPI 2019-08-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6747618/ /pubmed/31438637 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12172666 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Li, Liang Liu, Wenli Wu, Jun Wu, Wenjie Wu, Meng Experimental Investigation on the Quasi-Static Tensile Capacity of Engineered Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Steel Grid and Fibers |
title | Experimental Investigation on the Quasi-Static Tensile Capacity of Engineered Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Steel Grid and Fibers |
title_full | Experimental Investigation on the Quasi-Static Tensile Capacity of Engineered Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Steel Grid and Fibers |
title_fullStr | Experimental Investigation on the Quasi-Static Tensile Capacity of Engineered Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Steel Grid and Fibers |
title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Investigation on the Quasi-Static Tensile Capacity of Engineered Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Steel Grid and Fibers |
title_short | Experimental Investigation on the Quasi-Static Tensile Capacity of Engineered Cementitious Composites Reinforced with Steel Grid and Fibers |
title_sort | experimental investigation on the quasi-static tensile capacity of engineered cementitious composites reinforced with steel grid and fibers |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6747618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31438637 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12172666 |
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