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The bond between polymer fibers and the surrounding cementitious matrix is essential for the development of concrete reinforcement. The single fiber pull-out test (SFPT) is the standard characterization technique for testing the bond strength. However, the different phases of debonding cannot be distinguished by the SFPT. This study investigates the debonding of different polymer fibers from the surrounding cementitious matrix with a modified SFPT and proposes methods to change the SFPT setup to generate more valuable information on the debonding mechanism. The SFPT was equipped with linear variable differential transformers (LVDT), digital image correlation (DIC) and acoustic emission (AE) analysis. The results demonstrate that the modified SFPT allows a better understanding of the different phases of debonding during fiber pull-out. Furthermore, bond strength values calculated by different methods reveal that the chemical bond of the investigated polymers is not different as reported by previous studies. Deformation measurements performed using LVDTs and DIC are suitable measuring techniques to characterize the debonding mechanism in SFPT. A correlation between recorded AE and debonding phases was not found.
Corrosion of steel reinforcements in concrete constructions is a big topic for the building industry. Polymeric materials are a possible alternative due to their ability to withstand corrosion. To replace steel reinforcements, fibers with high mechanical properties and a good bonding ability between fiber and concrete are needed. Today different approaches for concrete reinforcement by polymer fibers have been investigated. The bonding ability of the fibers can be increased by mechanical anchoring, e.g. crimped or embossed fibers, as well as by a chemical bonding between concrete and fiber surface. To realize the requirements of high mechanical properties and a good bonding behavior, a fiber that is drawn from a co-extruded filament shall be produced and tested. The filament owns an innovative core-shell-structure. The core maintains the fiber-stiffness and the tensile strength while the shell allows using another material to affect the bonding behavior of the fiber. This study shows the usage of fibers with differing shell materials to examine their influence on the mechanical properties of the fiber in total and the adhesion abilities to concrete. As core material, an unfilled polypropylene (PP) is used. The shell materials are varied using different polymers e.g. polypropylene or ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, as well as two PP based compounds filled with wood particles and calcium carbonate blended with a maleic anhydride based coupling agent. The mechanical properties of the fibers are tested by fiber tensile tests to compare the younǵs modulus and the tensile strength. The influence of the shell phase on the bonding ability to concrete is evaluated by the interfacial shear strength calculated from single fiber pull-out tests. Microscopy is used to interpret changes before and after pull-out. The results depict incredible positive effects and allow new insights in possible materials for fiber reinforced concrete constructions.
One major problem of a continuous process like plastic extrusion is their incapability to deal with non-local gas pressure. This is an inherent problem because a continuous process has an open end in the feeding port where pressure can escape. In this study a novel feeding system was developed to enable granulate feeding into gas pressurized processes inside a single- or twin-screw extruder. With this apparatus gas pressure can be applied inside the extrusion process. The apparatus separates the pressurized extruder from the dosing equipment that feeds the extruder. It keeps the pressure inside the system while continuously feeding new material into the process. A small-scale prototype was designed for proof-of concept. The small size of the prototype was able to handle small amounts of granulates of around 100 - 200 g/h. An applied gas pressure of 8 bar was achieved. In future optimizations, throughput can be increased and maximum applied gas pressure towards 15-20 bar.
A new approach for the friction and wear characterisation of polymer fibres under dry, mixed, and hydrodynamic sliding conditions is developed. The production process of the tested polymer fibres is described and an introduction in fibre-reinforced concrete is given. Tribotesting is done on an optimised tribometer capable of measuring the friction and wear behaviour of polymer fibres with diameters of a few 100 µm under lubricated conditions. Three extruded polypropylene macro fibres with varying diameters are characterised under tribological conditions found in an industrial concrete mixing process. It is shown that detailed friction and wear data of polymer fibres can be gathered.
Ausgehend von der herkömmlichen Pin-on-Disc-Prüfmethodik wurde ein Tribologieprüfstand hinsichtlich seiner Leistungsfähigkeit zur Fasercharakterisierung optimiert und angepasst. Die Methodik wird erläutert und erste Anwendungen im Bereich der tribologischen Charakterisierung von Einzelfasern werden vorgestellt. Der Prüfungsablauf zur Untersuchung der Polymerfasern, deren Durchmesser nur einige 100 µm betragen, ist so generiert, dass eine Erfassung der Daten als Funktion der Zeit im Bereich von einigen 10 µm bis zu einigen 100 µm Faserverschleiß kontinuierlich während der Messung bereits in den ersten Minuten erfolgen kann. Der Prüfmodus startet hierbei mit Linienlast und entwickelt sich dynamisch zur Flächenlast durch Änderung der Auflagefläche der Faser während der Messung. Es wird gezeigt, dass Einzelfasern hinsichtlich ihrer Reibungs- und Verschleißeigenschaften in unterschiedlichen tribologischen Systemen charakterisiert werden können. Die Abhängigkeit der Verschleißraten von Fasermaterial, Oberflächenrauheit der Gegenkörper und Schmiermittelraten wird dargestellt.