Natural fiber-reinforced mortars

Kesikidou, Fotini; Stefanidou, Maria

doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100786

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“…Kesikidou and Stefanidou [12] investigated the incorporation of natural fibers in mortars. The authors analyzed mortars with two different binders, incorporating vegetal fibers such as jute, coconut, and kelp and showed that the natural fibers performed differently in relation to cement or lime-based binder.…”

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Rendering Mortars Reinforced with Natural Sheep’s Wool Fibers

2019

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The susceptibility of rendering mortars to cracking is a complex phenomenon. Fibers have been incorporated in mortars to ensure the durability of the render and can improve the flexural strength, fracture toughness, and impact resistance of the mortars. Aside from the better cracking performance of fiber reinforced mortars, natural fibers have been a path to reducing the environmental impacts of construction materials. Recycling has high sustainability-related potential as it can both mitigate the amount of waste being inadequately disposed and reduce the consumption of natural raw materials. Studies on the incorporation of waste in civil engineering materials have been growing, and recycled fibers may be feasible to incorporate in mortars. Natural fibers are considered as a viable replacement for synthetic ones. Several studies have investigated vegetal fibers in cementitious composites. However, only a few have focused on the incorporation of waste animal-based fiber. The aim of this work is to analyze the feasibility of the use of natural sheep’s wool fibers on the reinforcement of mortars and in particular to improve their cracking behavior. For this purpose, two different binders were used: cement and cement-lime mortars were produced. The incorporation of 10% and 20% (in volume) of 1.5 cm and 3.0 cm wool fibers was analyzed. The results show that the incorporation of wool fibers increased the ductility of the mortars and improved their mechanical properties.

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Rendering Mortars Reinforced with Natural Sheep’s Wool Fibers

2019

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“…A binder (cement or lime) mixed with water and fine aggregates must ensure adequate workability for packaging and certain benefits in the solid-state in mechanical, chemical and physical terms. Through the use of composite materials, it is possible to increase the efficiency and performance of the basic material, providing new features resulting from the synergy with the reinforcement fibres [16].…”

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Laboratory Tests on Hydraulic Lime Mortar Reinforced With Jute Fibres

Formisano¹,

Chiumiento²,

Dessì³

2020

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Background: Considering the high seismic vulnerability of masonry buildings located in the Italian territory, the implementation of seismic retrofit programs is strongly needed.. With consideration for sustainable interventions, it is evident that the retrofit techniques to protect the historical heritage should be carried out with innovative green compound materials, such as mortars reinforced with natural fibres. Objective: In the current paper, laboratory tests on lime mortars strengthened with raw jute fibres have been performed. Methods: The workability of the fibre-reinforced mixture has been assessed through shaking table tests, and the mechanical resistances of standard specimens have been evaluated by bending and compression tests. Results: Considering the hygroscopic nature of jute, it has been identified that the optimal water/lime ratio and the maximum water percentage are absorbed by jute fibres. From the results, how the spreading of the mixture, which is indicative of the mortar consistency, changes with the water/lime ratio, has been evaluated. From bending tests, the effective behaviour of fibres, which provide a stitching effect of the failure crack in the investigated fibre-reinforced lime mortars, has been observed. Conclusion: Finally, the results of compression tests have shown that the examined fibre-reinforced mortars can be effectively used as building products according to the actual Italian technical code NTC 2018.

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“…Así pues, a temperaturas en torno a 105-110ºC las moléculas débilmente combinadas del dihidrato (DH) se eliminan con facilidad para obtener el compuesto conocido como hemihidrato (HH), en sus formas α (más compacto y de mayor resistencia), o β (más soluble y menos estable). Por su parte, el hemihidrato también sufre una deshidratación endotérmica para obtener anhidrita III a temperaturas cercanas a los 200ºC [14].…”

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Comparative Analysis of Fibre-Reinforced Plasters for the Production of Precast Elements

Vega

Saíz

Morón

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Gypsum is a material that has been widely used since ancient times in building and industrial construction. Due to the great development of prefabricated construction in the last years, diverse authors have tried to improve the properties of plaster panels and boards through its composition variations. The aim of this study is to determine what type of fibre, among the most used in plaster mixing ones, presents better properties to be used in prefabricated elements. For this, five types of fibres were used: two natural (wood and straw) and thee synthetic (glass, basalt and polypropylene), performing all the tests according to the standard UNE-EN 132792:2006. The conclusions show after statistical analysis that fiberglass presents better results for its application in the production of gypsum prefabricated panels and boards. Key words: gypsum-based composite, natural fibre, synthetic fibre, prefabricated.

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Natural fiber-reinforced mortars

Cited by 106 publications

References 18 publications

Rendering Mortars Reinforced with Natural Sheep’s Wool Fibers

Rendering Mortars Reinforced with Natural Sheep’s Wool Fibers

Laboratory Tests on Hydraulic Lime Mortar Reinforced With Jute Fibres

Comparative Analysis of Fibre-Reinforced Plasters for the Production of Precast Elements

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