Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 403, 2024
SUBLime Conference 2024 – Towards the Next Generation of Sustainable Masonry Systems: Mortars, Renders, Plasters and Other Challenges
|
|
---|---|---|
Article Number | 02007 | |
Number of page(s) | 16 | |
Section | Mortar Properties | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202440302007 | |
Published online | 16 September 2024 |
Influence of the addition of sisal fibers on the physical and mechanical properties of mortars
1 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
2 Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain
3 Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil
* Corresponding author: rosalint@unicamp.br
The construction industry has sought to use sustainable materials that have less impact on the environment. The use of vegetable fibers, mainly those from sisal, in cementitious composites has stood out among the others due to the great availability of this material, its tensile strength, and the social and economic issues involved in its production. This research aimed to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties of sisal fiber mortars and propose the application of this material in the manufacture of cisterns located in rural regions, close to the production sites of the sisal fibers themselves. Regarding compressive strength and dynamic modulus of elasticity, mixtures containing sisal fibers showed a reduction in these properties when compared to mortars without fibers. However, there was a gain in the damping ratio of mortars with fibers, showing the influence of the fiber on the internal structure of the composite, distributing tensions, absorbing energy, and delaying the rupture of the material.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.
Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.
Initial download of the metrics may take a while.