Degradation of Natural Fiber in Cement Composites Containing Diatomaceous Earth
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 11
Abstract
This paper reports the results of an investigation carried out to understand the influence of two different diatomaceous earths on the service life of natural fibers in cement composites. Deterioration of the embedded natural fiber was determined using two methods: development of flexural properties of natural fiber-reinforced mortar under accelerated aging, and direct investigation of fiber strength and components by means of micro-force tensile testing and thermogravimetric analysis. By replacing 20% cement with natural mineral admixture (diatomaceous earths), the cement hydration was enhanced and 24.4% calcium hydroxide was consumed, generating a mild environment for the natural reinforcement. The tensile strength of the aged natural fiber after 20 wetting and drying cycles was improved by 3.8 times. Due to fiber degradation, the flexural strength and toughness of fiber-reinforced cement mortar decreased by 90% and 98%, respectively, after 10 wetting and drying cycles. By incorporating diatomaceous earths, after 10 wetting and drying cycles, flexural strength and toughness as high as 5.3 and 7.9 times, respectively, of those of the control group were observed, suggesting that the degradation in the flexural properties of the cement composites was effectively mitigated. The influence of diatomaceous earths on the hydration of cement and its correlations with the durability of the fiber and composites were also studied. Investigations of the deterioration in interfacial bonding between cement matrices and aged natural fibers and the optimization of the pozzolanic activity of diatomaceous earths in cementitious systems are recommended as future work.
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Acknowledgments
This research was partially supported by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Award No. 1642488. The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to Prof. Christian Meyer for his guidance and experimental support in related work. Mr. Hagh Mckee from Bast Fibers LLC, Cresskill, New Jersey, is acknowledged for supplying sisal fibers. The authors also wish to thank Prof. Mike Ward’s research group at New York University for their support of thermogravimetric analysis.
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Volume 30 • Issue 11 • November 2018
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Received: Nov 21, 2017
Accepted: Apr 27, 2018
Published online: Aug 13, 2018
Published in print: Nov 1, 2018
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