The aim of the present paper is to investigate both flexural and fracture properties of a cement-based mortar reinforced with Date Palm Mesh (DPM) fibres. In particular, three-point bending tests on DPM fibre-reinforced specimens (with different fibre volume fractions) are performed. On the basis of the experimental results, the value of flexural strength is computed as a function of the peak load according to the UNI Recommendations, whereas the value of fracture toughness is analytically determined according to the Modified Two-Parameter Model (MTPM) recently proposed by some of the present authors for quasi-brittle materials.
The influence of date palm mesh fibre reinforcement on flexural and fracture behaviour of a cement-based mortar / Benaimeche, Oussama; Carpinteri, Andrea; Mellas, Mekki; Ronchei, Camilla; Scorza, Daniela; Vantadori, Sabrina. - In: COMPOSITES. PART B, ENGINEERING. - ISSN 1359-8368. - 152:(2018), pp. 292-299. [10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.07.017]
The influence of date palm mesh fibre reinforcement on flexural and fracture behaviour of a cement-based mortar
Carpinteri, Andrea;Ronchei, Camilla;Scorza, Daniela;Vantadori, Sabrina
2018-01-01
Abstract
The aim of the present paper is to investigate both flexural and fracture properties of a cement-based mortar reinforced with Date Palm Mesh (DPM) fibres. In particular, three-point bending tests on DPM fibre-reinforced specimens (with different fibre volume fractions) are performed. On the basis of the experimental results, the value of flexural strength is computed as a function of the peak load according to the UNI Recommendations, whereas the value of fracture toughness is analytically determined according to the Modified Two-Parameter Model (MTPM) recently proposed by some of the present authors for quasi-brittle materials.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
