Abstract
The paper presents the results of an experimental investigation to determine the influence of steel fibre reinforcement on the creep of cement matrices under compression. Creep tests were carried out at a number of applied stress-strength ratios ranging between 0.3 to 0.9. Melt extract and hooked steel fibres were used at volume fractions ranging between 0 and 3% by volume of a mix. Three types of cement matrices were used namely cement paste, mortar and two mix proportions of concrete.
The results indicate that steel fibres restrain the creep of cement matrices at all stress-strength ratios, the restraint being greater at lower stresses and at higher fibre contents. Steel fibres are effective in restraining only the flow component of creep of cement matrices, the delayed elastic component being unaffected. The reduction in creep of cement pastes, due to fibre reinforcement, is much greater than that for mortar or concrete matrices. Mathematical expressions are given for the creep of steel fibre reinforced cement matrices.
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Cet article présente les résultats d’une étude expérimentale en vue de déterminer l’influence du renforcement de fibres d’acier sur le fluage de matrices de ciment en compression. On a exécuté les essais de fluage à un certain nombre d’intervalles correspondant à des rapports contrainte/déformation allant de 0,3 à 0,9. On a utilisé des fibres d’acier dans des proportions se situant entre 0 et 3% par volume de mélange, et on s’est servi de trois types de matrices de ciment: pâte de ciment, mortier et béton selon deux dosages.
Les résultats montrent que les fibres d’acier empêchent le fluage des matrices de ciment dans tous les rapports de contrainte/déformation, l’effet étant plus important pour les contraintes faibles et les teneurs en fibres plus élevées. Les fibres d’acier n’agissent qu’en s’opposant à la déformation plastique des matrices de ciment sans que l’élasticité différée en soit affectée. La diminution du fluage des pâtes de ciment due au renforcement des fibres est beaucoup plus importante que pour le mortier ou les matrices de béton. On donne des formules mathématiques pour le fluage des matrices de ciment renforcé de fibres d’acier.
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Mangat, P.S., Azari, M.M. Compression creep behaviour of steel fibre reinforced cement composites. Materials and Structures 19, 361–370 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02472126
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02472126