Microconcreto de alto desempenho com fibras de polipropileno

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Reginaldo Virgilio da
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/9033
• topic: Microconcreto; Fibras de polipropileno; Sílica ativa; Cinza volante; Comportamento dúctil; Energia de fratura; Durabilidade; Microconcrete; Durability; Active silica; Fly ash; Ductile behavior; Fracture energy; Polypropylene fiber; ENGENHARIA CIVIL::CONSTRUCAO CIVIL

The microconcrete can be defined as a specific type of concrete in which the presence of small aggregates is predominant and can be used in light prefabrication, that is, in thin section structural elements. Thus, this work aims to evaluate the behavior, in the fresh and hardened states, of the high performance microconcrete with the use of polypropylene fibers. To do so, two fiber dimensions were used: a short 12 mm long, usually used to reduce cracking by plastic retraction, and another fiber of 54 mm, which has a structural function, contributing to improve the tensile strength of material. The fiber contents, in relation to the microconcrete volume, were 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3% and 0.4% for the microfiber, 0.3%, 0.4% and 0, 5% for the macrofiber and for the hybrids, these being composed of 30% microfiber and 70% macrofiber. Part of the cement was replaced by active silica (SA) and fly ash (CV), in proportions of 7.5% for each one. The tests in the fresh state showed that the fibers reduced the workability, being this more accentuated in the microconcretes with addition of microfibres. Fibers contributed to increase fracture energy; this fact has shown that the application of the fibers in cementitious elements is promising in order to inhibit the brittle rupture and to provide ductile behavior to the element. The contents of 0.3% and 0.4% of microfibers presented a marked increase in porosity and, consequently, an increase in carbonation depth. The tests demonstrated that one must advance in researches with the use of hybrid mixtures and composites with contents of up to 0,12% of microfibres. The addition of the PP fibers provided positive mechanical results for additions of up to 0.1% of microfibers and for additions of up to 0.12% of microfibers in the hybrid composites. In terms of durability presented similar results, except for the additions from 0.2% of microfibers that reasonably elevated the carbonation depth. The high performance of the microconcrete was demonstrated by the results of axial compressive strength around 50 MPa, and by the increase of the tenacity provided by the addition of the PP fibers.