| Issue |
MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 6, 2013
Concrete Spalling due to Fire Exposure: Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop
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| Article Number | 02003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Measures to Reduce or Prevent Spalling | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130602003 | |
| Published online | 17 September 2013 | |
The impact of the amount of polypropylene fibres on spalling behaviour and residual mechanical properties of Reactive Powder Concretes
Institute of Building Materials and Structures Cracow University of Technology, 24, Warszawska Str., 31-155 Kraków, Poland
a e-mail: ihager@pk.edu.pl
In this paper, an experimental study on the spalling behaviour and mechanical properties of Reactive Powder Concretes (RPCs) in high temperature are presented. The research program was established to evaluate the impact of low melting temperature polypropylene fibres PP on mechanical properties evolution with temperature but also to verify the effectiveness of their addition to prevent spalling. Three sets of RPC specimens were prepared for this study with different amount of PP fibres (no fibres, 1.0 kg/m3 and 2.0 kg/m3). The addition of PP fibres reduces the initial compressive strength of the RPC material by approx. 14% no significant influence on modulus of elasticity was observed. Addition of 1 kg/m3 of PP fibres in RPC, seem not to give a sufficient protection against occurrence of spalling phenomenon. By adding 2 kg/m3 of PP fibres the risk of spalling is significantly reduced.
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