High ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber-reinforced one-part geopolymer composite: A micromechanics-based investigation
This study investigates the tensile performance a one-part strain hardening geopolymer composite (SHGC) reinforced by ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (PE) fibers. The developed composite as a “dry mix” uses a small amount of solid activator rather than large quantities of commonly used alka...
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| author | Nematollahi, Behzad Sanjayan, Jay Qiu, Jishen Yang, En-Hua |
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| description | This study investigates the tensile performance a one-part strain hardening geopolymer composite (SHGC) reinforced by ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (PE) fibers. The developed composite as a “dry mix” uses a small amount of solid activator rather than large quantities of commonly used alkaline solutions and eliminates the necessity for heat curing. The quantitative influences of curing condition (heat and ambient temperature curing) and type of fiber (poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) and PE fibers) on the macroscale properties of the matrix and composite including workability, density, compressive strength, and uniaxial tensile performance were evaluated. A micromechanics-based investigation was performed to explain the experimentally observed macroscopic high tensile ductility of the developed one-part PE-SHGCs. The investigation involved determination of the matrix fracture properties and the fiber–matrix interface properties using fracture toughness tests and single-fiber pullout tests, respectively. The fiber-bridging constitutive law of the composites was computed via a micromechanics-based model to link the material microstructures to macroscopic composite tensile performance. The results indicated that the ambient temperature curing increased the compressive and tensile strengths, but reduced the tensile ductility of the one-part PE-SHGCs. The one-part PE-SHGCs exhibited lower compressive and tensile strengths, but higher tensile ductility compared to the one-part PVA-SHGC. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/833242020-03-07T11:43:34Z High ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber-reinforced one-part geopolymer composite: A micromechanics-based investigation Nematollahi, Behzad Sanjayan, Jay Qiu, Jishen Yang, En-Hua School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Strain hardening geopolymer composite High ductility This study investigates the tensile performance a one-part strain hardening geopolymer composite (SHGC) reinforced by ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (PE) fibers. The developed composite as a “dry mix” uses a small amount of solid activator rather than large quantities of commonly used alkaline solutions and eliminates the necessity for heat curing. The quantitative influences of curing condition (heat and ambient temperature curing) and type of fiber (poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) and PE fibers) on the macroscale properties of the matrix and composite including workability, density, compressive strength, and uniaxial tensile performance were evaluated. A micromechanics-based investigation was performed to explain the experimentally observed macroscopic high tensile ductility of the developed one-part PE-SHGCs. The investigation involved determination of the matrix fracture properties and the fiber–matrix interface properties using fracture toughness tests and single-fiber pullout tests, respectively. The fiber-bridging constitutive law of the composites was computed via a micromechanics-based model to link the material microstructures to macroscopic composite tensile performance. The results indicated that the ambient temperature curing increased the compressive and tensile strengths, but reduced the tensile ductility of the one-part PE-SHGCs. The one-part PE-SHGCs exhibited lower compressive and tensile strengths, but higher tensile ductility compared to the one-part PVA-SHGC. Accepted version 2017-05-30T09:10:06Z 2019-12-06T15:19:59Z 2017-05-30T09:10:06Z 2019-12-06T15:19:59Z 2016 Journal Article Nematollahi, B., Sanjayan, J., Qiu, J., & Yang, E. -H. (2017). High ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber-reinforced one-part geopolymer composite: A micromechanics-based investigation. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 17(3), 555-563. 1644-9665 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83324 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42526 10.1016/j.acme.2016.12.005 en Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering © 2016 Politechnika Wrocławska. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, published by Elsevier Sp. z o.o. on behalf of Politechnika Wrocławska. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acme.2016.12.005]. 35 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Strain hardening geopolymer composite High ductility Nematollahi, Behzad Sanjayan, Jay Qiu, Jishen Yang, En-Hua High ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber-reinforced one-part geopolymer composite: A micromechanics-based investigation |
| title | High ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber-reinforced one-part geopolymer composite: A micromechanics-based investigation |
| title_full | High ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber-reinforced one-part geopolymer composite: A micromechanics-based investigation |
| title_fullStr | High ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber-reinforced one-part geopolymer composite: A micromechanics-based investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | High ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber-reinforced one-part geopolymer composite: A micromechanics-based investigation |
| title_short | High ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber-reinforced one-part geopolymer composite: A micromechanics-based investigation |
| title_sort | high ductile behavior of a polyethylene fiber reinforced one part geopolymer composite a micromechanics based investigation |
| topic | Strain hardening geopolymer composite High ductility |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83324 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42526 |
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