Electromagnetic Wave Shielding Properties of Amorphous Metallic Fiber-Reinforced High-Strength Concrete Using Waveguides

Abstract

In this study, high-strength concrete containing hooked-end steel or amorphous metallic fibers was fabricated, and the electrical conductivity and electromagnetic shielding effectiveness were evaluated after 28 and 208 days based on considerations of the influences of the moisture content. Amorphous metallic fibers, which have the same length and length/equivalent diameter ratio as hooked-end steel fibers, were favored for the formation of a conductive network because they can be added in large quantities owing to their low densities. These fibers have a large specific surface area as thin plates. The electromagnetic shielding effectiveness clearly improved as the electrical conductivity increased, and it can be expected that the shielding effectiveness will approach the saturation level when the fiber volume fraction of amorphous metallic fibers exceeds 0.5 vol.%. Meanwhile, it is necessary to reduce the amount of moisture to conservatively evaluate the electromagnetic shielding performance. In particular, when 0.5 vol.% of amorphous metallic fibers was added, a shielding effectiveness of >80 dB (based on a thickness of 300 mm) was achieved at a low moisture content after 208 days. Similar to the electrical conductivity, excellent shielding effectiveness can be expected from amorphous metallic fibers at low contents compared to that provided by hooked-end steel fibers.

Analysis of Electromagnetic Shielding Properties of Cement-Based Composites with Biochar and PVC as Fillers

“…Dispersion of 15 wt.% multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in the cement-based matrix produces an SE more than 27 dB in the X-band (8.2-12.4 GHz), and this SE is found to be dominated by absorption [51]. Microwave-absorbing shielding analyses of reinforced concrete were conducted by many authors [52][53][54]. Regarding the SE properties of PVC chopped fiber/cement-based compos-ites, some studies were carried out concerning ionizing radiation [14,[55][56][57].…”