Influence of Mixture, Wire Mesh and Thickness on the Flexural Performance of Hybrid PVA Fibre Ferrocement Panels

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation into the flexural performance of hybrid polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibre ferrocement (HFF) composites panels. The primary focus is on the influence of mixture matrix and wire mesh content in the panels which have different thicknesses. Th...

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Main Authors: Abushawashi, Nadim Farhat Omran, Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
Format: Journal Article
Published: IJIRSET 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44802
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author Abushawashi, Nadim Farhat Omran
Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
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description This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation into the flexural performance of hybrid polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibre ferrocement (HFF) composites panels. The primary focus is on the influence of mixture matrix and wire mesh content in the panels which have different thicknesses. The effect of using fly ash and silica fume in the mixtures is investigated from the testing of 21 panels. Best performed mixes are then chosen to prepare additional 27 ferrocement panels with varying thicknesses and wire mesh layers. The observation of deflection hardening, energy absorption, and flexural stress is significant in this experiment. The energy absorption at post cracking and the toughness indexes are calculated from the flexure test results, and are used for the evaluation of strength capacity of this type of cementitious composites.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-448022017-09-13T14:17:05Z Influence of Mixture, Wire Mesh and Thickness on the Flexural Performance of Hybrid PVA Fibre Ferrocement Panels Abushawashi, Nadim Farhat Omran Vimonsatit, Vanissorn flexural strength reinforcement content thickness Hybrid ferrocement This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation into the flexural performance of hybrid polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibre ferrocement (HFF) composites panels. The primary focus is on the influence of mixture matrix and wire mesh content in the panels which have different thicknesses. The effect of using fly ash and silica fume in the mixtures is investigated from the testing of 21 panels. Best performed mixes are then chosen to prepare additional 27 ferrocement panels with varying thicknesses and wire mesh layers. The observation of deflection hardening, energy absorption, and flexural stress is significant in this experiment. The energy absorption at post cracking and the toughness indexes are calculated from the flexure test results, and are used for the evaluation of strength capacity of this type of cementitious composites. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44802 10.15680/IJIRSET.2014.0309002 IJIRSET fulltext
spellingShingle flexural strength
reinforcement content
thickness
Hybrid ferrocement
Abushawashi, Nadim Farhat Omran
Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
Influence of Mixture, Wire Mesh and Thickness on the Flexural Performance of Hybrid PVA Fibre Ferrocement Panels
title Influence of Mixture, Wire Mesh and Thickness on the Flexural Performance of Hybrid PVA Fibre Ferrocement Panels
title_full Influence of Mixture, Wire Mesh and Thickness on the Flexural Performance of Hybrid PVA Fibre Ferrocement Panels
title_fullStr Influence of Mixture, Wire Mesh and Thickness on the Flexural Performance of Hybrid PVA Fibre Ferrocement Panels
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Mixture, Wire Mesh and Thickness on the Flexural Performance of Hybrid PVA Fibre Ferrocement Panels
title_short Influence of Mixture, Wire Mesh and Thickness on the Flexural Performance of Hybrid PVA Fibre Ferrocement Panels
title_sort influence of mixture, wire mesh and thickness on the flexural performance of hybrid pva fibre ferrocement panels
topic flexural strength
reinforcement content
thickness
Hybrid ferrocement
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44802