Effects of woven fabric geometry on the bonding performance of cementitious composites: mechanical performance

Alva Peled, Arnon Bentur, David Yankelevsky

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Abstract

The effect of the geometry of woven fabrics on the bond between monofilament polyethylene yarns and cement matrix was studied in the present work. The fabrics were all plain weave, with varied fills density: 5, 7, or 10 fills per cm; the warps' density was kept constant at 22 warps per cm. The interfacial bond was evaluated by pullout tests. To characterize the influence of the fabric's geometry on bond performance, the influence of different parameters of the fabric's geometry that may affect bond were separated: (1) pullout of a single crimped yarn untied from the fabric to characterize the influence of the shape of the individual crimped yarn; (2) pullout of a single yarn from free fabric (not embedded in the cement matrix); and (3) pullout of a yarn from a fabric embedded in the cement matrix. Straight yarns were also tested for comparison. it was found that the woven fabric provided a considerably better bond to the cementitious matrix than the bond of a single straight yarn. The crimped geometry of the yarn in the fabric was found to have a significant influence on increasing the bond between the woven fabric and the cementitious matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20-27
Number of pages8
JournalAdvanced Cement Based Materials
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1998
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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