Effect of tire rubber particles on crack propagation in cement paste



Document title: Effect of tire rubber particles on crack propagation in cement paste
Journal: Materials research
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000312956
ISSN: 1516-1439
Authors: 1

Institutions: 1University of California, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Berkeley, California. Estados Unidos de América
Year:
Season: Jul-Sep
Volumen: 9
Number: 3
Pages: 311-320
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Nota breve o noticia
Approach: Experimental
English abstract Tire rubber particles (NaOH-treated and untreated) were investigated as possible crack stabilizer and toughness enhancer when added to cement paste through in situ crack propagation measurements using two different types of cement, type I/II and an Interground polypropylene Fiber Cement (IFC). Crack deflection and crack bridging were observed in specimens with untreated rubber in cement type I/II. Crack tip mechanisms associated with crack pinning and acrack arrest were present in type I/II cement and IFC with treated rubber particles. Crack tip mechanisms in IFC with treated rubber lead to the increase in CMOD at the ultimate load level. Crack wake mechanisms in IFC with untreated or treated rubber lead to strain hardening and strain softening behavior. Crack wake bridging mechanisms were replaced by multiple cracking mechanisms in the IFC specimens with treated rubber. The IFC specimens with untreated rubber inclusions provided the best results with respect to toughness enhancement
Disciplines: Ingeniería
Keyword: Ingeniería civil,
Ingeniería de materiales,
Cemento,
Materiales de construcción,
Propiedades mecánicas,
Tenacidad
Keyword: Engineering,
Civil engineering,
Materials engineering,
Cement,
Construction materials,
Toughness,
Mechanical properties
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