Properties of Aramid‐Fiber Reinforced Concrete and SIFCON
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 4, Issue 1
Abstract
An experimental investigation is conducted on the use of a newly developed aramid fiber for the reinforcement of Portland cement‐based concrete and slurry. The fiber is produced by chopping a bundle made of epoxy‐impregnated, braided aramid filaments. Its appearance and handling are more similar to those of steel fibers than to any other synthetic fiber. Aramid‐fiber performance was compared to that of steel and collated‐fibrillated polypropylene fibers under static flexure and drop‐weight impact. Specimens consisted of conventionally cast concrete beams, layered beams using SIFCON construction technique, and thin SIFCON plates. Given the fiber geometries and types used, static and impact results indicate that this aramid fiber acts similarly to steel fiber and is superior to polypropylene fiber.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
1.
Akihama, S., et al. (1986). “Experimental study on aramid fiber reinforced cement composites ‘AFRC’: Mechanical properties of AFRC with short fibers.” Proc. Developments in Fiber Reinforced Cement and Concrete, RILEM, 1(2.5).
2.
Alford, N. M., and Birchall, J. D. (1985). “Fiber toughening of MDF cement.” J. Materials Sci., 20, 37–45.
3.
Aveston, J., et al. (1971). “Single and multiple fracture.” Proc. The Properties of Fiber Composites, National Physical Laboratory, 15–26.
4.
Bentur, A., and Mindess, S. (1990). Fibre reinforced cementitious composites. Elsevier, London, U.K.
5.
Burgoyne, C. J., and Chambers, J. J. (1985). “Prestressing with parafil tendons.” Concrete, 12–15.
6.
Dobb, M. G. (1985). “The production, properties and structure of high‐performance poly(p‐phenylene terephthalamide) fibers.” Handbook of composites. W. Watt and B. V. Perov, eds., Elsevier, London, U.K., 673–704.
7.
FiBRA technical data. (1988). Mitsui Constr. Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
8.
Gale, D. M., et al. (1988). “Cement reinforcement with man‐made fibers.” Proc. Int. Man‐Made Fibers Congress, Osterreichisches Chemiefaser‐Institut.
9.
Gerritse, A., and Schurhoff, H. J. (1986). “Prestressing with aramid tendons.” Proc. 10th FIP Congress, New Delhi, India.
10.
Gerritse, A., Schurhoff, H. J., and Maatjes, E. (1987). “Prestressed concrete structures with arapree: Relaxation.” Proc. IABSE Symp., Paris, France.
11.
Glaser, R. E., et al. (1984). “Life estimation of aramid/epoxy composites under sustained tension.” Composites Tech. Review, 6(1), 26–35.
12.
“High strength aramid fiber HM‐50.” (1986). Technical Information TI‐02EI86.1, Teijin America, Inc., New York, NY.
13.
Howard, A., and Parratt, N. J. (1985). “Life prediction of aromatic polyamide reinforcements.” Proc. 5th Int. Conference on Composite Materials, San Diego, Calif.
14.
Hughes, B. P. (1980). “AGRC composites in thin structural sections.” Proc. MRS Symp. Advances in Cement‐Matrix Composites, 187–196.
15.
Kevlar aramid. (1986). E. I. du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, DE.
16.
“Kevlar composites.” (1980). Proc. Kevlar Composites Symp., T/C Publications, El Segundo, CA.
17.
Konczalski, P., and Piekarski, K. (1982). “Tensile properties of Portland cement reinforced with Kevlar fibers.” J. of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 1, 378–384.
18.
Lafitte, M. H., and Bunsell, A. R. (1985). “The creep of Kevlar 29 fibers.” Polymer Engrg. and Sci, 25(3), 182–187.
19.
Lankard, D. R. (1985). “Slurry infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON): Properties and applications.” Proc. MRS Sym. Potential for Very High Strength Cement‐Based Materials, 42, Pittsburgh, Penn., 227–286.
20.
Nichols, R. W. (1988). “Advanced materials by design.” OTAE‐351, U.S. Congress, Office of Techn. Assessment, U.S. Gov. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
21.
Okamoto, T., et al. (1989). “Flexural behavior of PRC beams using braided aramid fiber rods.” J. Struct. Engrg., 35‐B, 219–230.
22.
Preston, J. (1975). “High strength/high modulus organic fibers.” Polymer Engrg. and Sci, 15(3), 199–206.
23.
Riewald, P. G., et al. (1987). “Recent advances in aramid fiber and composite technology.” Proc., ICCM and ECCM, 5, 5.362–5.370.
24.
Schurhoff, H. J., and Gerritse, A. (1986). “Aramid reinforced concrete. Aramid fibers of the twaron type for prestressing concrete.” Proc. Developments in Fiber Reinforced Cement and Concrete, RILEM, 1 (2.6).
25.
Suaris, W., and Shah, S. P., (1984). “Test methods for impact resistance of fiber reinforced concrete.” Proc. Fiber Reinforced Concrete, ACI SP‐81, American Concrete Institute, 247–266.
26.
Tanigaki, M., et al. (1988). “Study on braided aramid fiber rods for reinforced concrete,” Proc. 13th IABSE‐AIPC‐IVBH Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 15–20.
27.
Walton, P. L., and Majumdar, A. J. (1978). “Properties of cement composites reinforced with Kevlar fibers.” J. Materials Sci., 13, 1075–1083.
28.
Walton, P. L., and Majumdar, A. J. (1983). “Creep of Kevlar 49 fiber and a Kevlar 49‐cement composite.” J. Materials Sci., 18(10), 2282–2289.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 4 • Issue 1 • February 1992
Pages: 1 - 15
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 ASCE.
History
Published online: Feb 1, 1992
Published in print: Feb 1992
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.