Evaluation of a hybrid system of admixture and fibre for development of shrinkage resistant cement-based material
- Publisher:
- New Zealand Concrete Society (NZCS)
- Publication Type:
- Conference Proceeding
- Citation:
- 9th International Symposium on High Performance Concrete - Design, Verification & Utilization - Proceedings (TR48), 2011, pp. 1 - 8
- Issue Date:
- 2011-01
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Shrinkage is a crucial feature in concrete and mortar members as it results in volume change that can lead to cracking and consequently to serviceability problems. Different additives and methods have been proposed to compensate for this problem mainly through the use of shrinkage reducing admixtures, fibres and expansive agents. In this paper, several combination systems of polyethylene micro-fibre along with an inorganic expansive agent have been studied for their influence on drying shrinkage. This special type of fibre, reported to act as shrinkage reducer, had been used in different concentrations in mortars and had been shown to have advantages and disadvantages. On the other hand, expansive agent, ammonium polyphosphate, had been shown to reduce drying shrinkage and modify most of mechanical properties. Free shrinkage strains as well as some physical properties of new mixes which contain polyphosphate and polyethylene micro-fibre are reported in this study. Several combinations were used and have been shown to have promising results in drying shrinkage, physical and mechanical properties.
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