The Effect of Polypropylene Fiber on Horizontal Deformation of Splitting Tensile Strength of Concrete


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Topçu İ. B., Baylavlı H.

2nd International Conference on Engineering and Natural Sciences, ICENS 2016, Sarajevo, Bosna-Hersek, 24 - 28 Mayıs 2016, ss.634

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Sarajevo
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Bosna-Hersek
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.634
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study; the effect of polypropylene fibre additive and plasticizer additive in different ratios on vertical abrasion, water absorption and density of hardened concrete was analyzed. Water-cement ratio was stabilized in all mixtures. Water-cement ratio is 0.52. Hyper-plasticizer chemical additive was used in the mixtures. Additive ratios in mixtures are 0.6%, 0.8%, 0.9%  and 1.1% of cement  weight. 25 series of samples were obtained together with non-fibrous control sample. Vertical abrasion, water absorption and density tests were done 28 days of samples. Each experiment was done at least on two samples and averages of experiment results were obtained. Vertical abrasion test was done on 70x70x115 mm samples with F80 alumina emery powder. As a result of the experiment, abrasion width on samples was measured. Abrasion width of C12, D6, D12 and E12 were lower than control mixture. In other words these mixtures exhibited less abrasion compared to control mixture. Abrasion width of other mixtures was higher than control sample. 70x70x115 mm samples were used as well in water absorption experiment. While water absorption value of control sample was 3.43%, water absorption values of polypropylene fibre reinforced concrete vary between 2.76% and 4.63%. It was observed that polypropylene fibre additive generally increases water absorption value of concrete. However, water absorption value was lower than control samples in every D added mixture. Cubic (15x15x15 cm) and cylinder (15x30 cm) samples were used for density experiment. Density of cubic samples varies between 2.39 and 2.42, density of cylinder samples varies between 2.39 and 2.43. Polypropylene fibres and chemical additive ratio have but little effect on density of concrete.