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dc.creatorBernat-Masoa, Ernest; LITEM Research Group
dc.creatorPuigvertb, Francesc; LITEM Research Group
dc.creatorAbdelmoulac, Hichem; Tunisia Polytechnic School
dc.creatorGild, Lluís; Strength of Materials and Engineering Structures, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
dc.date2018-01-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-03T12:19:59Z
dc.date.available2019-05-03T12:19:59Z
dc.identifierhttp://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/rdlc/article/view/1117
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/84002
dc.descriptionDOI: 10.7764/RDLC.17.1.72Cement mortar is a broadly used construction material. Adding fibres into the fresh mortar is an effective reinforcing technique to overcome the drawbacks related with the little tensile and flexural strength. Using natural fibres (mostly vegetal) is environmental sustainable and competitive. In particular, alfa fibre, which is produced in Mediterranean area, is herein considered. The main objective of this paper is analysing the mechanical performance of strengthening mortars using alfa fibre. Flexural and compressive tests have been performed and the experimental results showed a significant increase of the flexural strength and the toughness factor, whereas the compressive strength was slightly reduced when adding alfa fibres. The methodology used for measuring the toughness factor has been successfully adapted for this research and, thus, it might be applied to other materials. Different fibre dosages and lengths have been tested and the influence of these parameters have been analysed concluding that adding short fibres is the best option because of the better workability and the greater flexural performance.en-US
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILEen-US
dc.relationhttp://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/rdlc/article/view/1117/248
dc.sourceRevista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction; Vol 17, No 1 (2018): Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction; 72-84en-US
dc.source0718-915X
dc.source0717-7925
dc.subjecten-US
dc.subjectAlfa fibre, mortar, strengthening, experimental testing, toughness.en-US
dc.titleAdditioning alfa fibres in cement mortaren-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US


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