Mechanical and fracture properties of steel fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete

In this study, the effects of steel fibers on the mechanical properties of the geopolymer concrete – compressive, splitting tensile, and flexural strength; compressive elastic modulus; and fracture properties – were evaluated. Milling steel fibers were incorporated into the geopolymer concrete, and...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zhang Peng, Wang Jia, Li Qingfu, Wan Jinyi, Ling Yifeng
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: De Gruyter 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/8c9846bde41f48deaf8baabef7a34806
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:8c9846bde41f48deaf8baabef7a34806
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8c9846bde41f48deaf8baabef7a348062021-12-05T14:11:03ZMechanical and fracture properties of steel fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete2191-035910.1515/secm-2021-0030https://doaj.org/article/8c9846bde41f48deaf8baabef7a348062021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/secm-2021-0030https://doaj.org/toc/2191-0359In this study, the effects of steel fibers on the mechanical properties of the geopolymer concrete – compressive, splitting tensile, and flexural strength; compressive elastic modulus; and fracture properties – were evaluated. Milling steel fibers were incorporated into the geopolymer concrete, and the volume fraction of the steel fibers was varied from 0 to 2.5%. Fly ash and metakaolin were chosen as the geopolymer precursors. Fracture parameters – critical effective crack length, initial fracture toughness, and unstable fracture toughness – were measured by a three-point bending test. The results indicated that all the mechanical properties of the geopolymer concrete are remarkably improved by the steel fibers with the optimum dosage. When the steel fiber content was under 2%, the cubic and axial compressive strength and the compressive elastic modulus increased. The inclusion of 2% steel fibers enhanced the cubic and axial compressive strength and the compressive elastic modulus by 27.6, 23.7, and 47.7%, respectively. When the steel fiber content exceeded 2%, the cubic and axial compressive strength and the compressive elastic modulus decreased, having values still higher than those of the geopolymer concrete without steel fibers. The splitting tensile strength and flexural strength of the concrete were enhanced with increasing steel fiber content. When the steel fiber content was 2.5%, the increment of the splitting tensile strength was 39.8%, whereas that of the flexural strength was 134.6%. The addition of steel fibers effectively improved the fracture toughness of the geopolymer concrete. With 2.5% steel fibers, the initial fracture toughness had an increase of 27.8%, and the unstable fracture toughness increased by 12.74 times compared to that of the geopolymer concrete without the steel fibers.Zhang PengWang JiaLi QingfuWan JinyiLing YifengDe Gruyterarticlegeopolymer concretefly ashmetakaolinsteel fibermechanical propertiesfracture propertiesMaterials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492ENScience and Engineering of Composite Materials, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 299-313 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic geopolymer concrete
fly ash
metakaolin
steel fiber
mechanical properties
fracture properties
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
spellingShingle geopolymer concrete
fly ash
metakaolin
steel fiber
mechanical properties
fracture properties
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
Zhang Peng
Wang Jia
Li Qingfu
Wan Jinyi
Ling Yifeng
Mechanical and fracture properties of steel fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete
description In this study, the effects of steel fibers on the mechanical properties of the geopolymer concrete – compressive, splitting tensile, and flexural strength; compressive elastic modulus; and fracture properties – were evaluated. Milling steel fibers were incorporated into the geopolymer concrete, and the volume fraction of the steel fibers was varied from 0 to 2.5%. Fly ash and metakaolin were chosen as the geopolymer precursors. Fracture parameters – critical effective crack length, initial fracture toughness, and unstable fracture toughness – were measured by a three-point bending test. The results indicated that all the mechanical properties of the geopolymer concrete are remarkably improved by the steel fibers with the optimum dosage. When the steel fiber content was under 2%, the cubic and axial compressive strength and the compressive elastic modulus increased. The inclusion of 2% steel fibers enhanced the cubic and axial compressive strength and the compressive elastic modulus by 27.6, 23.7, and 47.7%, respectively. When the steel fiber content exceeded 2%, the cubic and axial compressive strength and the compressive elastic modulus decreased, having values still higher than those of the geopolymer concrete without steel fibers. The splitting tensile strength and flexural strength of the concrete were enhanced with increasing steel fiber content. When the steel fiber content was 2.5%, the increment of the splitting tensile strength was 39.8%, whereas that of the flexural strength was 134.6%. The addition of steel fibers effectively improved the fracture toughness of the geopolymer concrete. With 2.5% steel fibers, the initial fracture toughness had an increase of 27.8%, and the unstable fracture toughness increased by 12.74 times compared to that of the geopolymer concrete without the steel fibers.
format article
author Zhang Peng
Wang Jia
Li Qingfu
Wan Jinyi
Ling Yifeng
author_facet Zhang Peng
Wang Jia
Li Qingfu
Wan Jinyi
Ling Yifeng
author_sort Zhang Peng
title Mechanical and fracture properties of steel fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete
title_short Mechanical and fracture properties of steel fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete
title_full Mechanical and fracture properties of steel fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete
title_fullStr Mechanical and fracture properties of steel fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical and fracture properties of steel fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete
title_sort mechanical and fracture properties of steel fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete
publisher De Gruyter
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8c9846bde41f48deaf8baabef7a34806
work_keys_str_mv AT zhangpeng mechanicalandfracturepropertiesofsteelfiberreinforcedgeopolymerconcrete
AT wangjia mechanicalandfracturepropertiesofsteelfiberreinforcedgeopolymerconcrete
AT liqingfu mechanicalandfracturepropertiesofsteelfiberreinforcedgeopolymerconcrete
AT wanjinyi mechanicalandfracturepropertiesofsteelfiberreinforcedgeopolymerconcrete
AT lingyifeng mechanicalandfracturepropertiesofsteelfiberreinforcedgeopolymerconcrete
_version_ 1718371433903554560