Research Article
Effect of Polypropylene and Basalt Fiber on the Behavior of Mortars for Repair Applications
Table 5
Flexural strength test results of the mortar.
| | Repair mortar | Flexural strength | | 3 d | 7 d | 28 d | 90 d | 180 d | | Measured (MPa) | SE (%) | Measured (MPa) | SE (%) | Measured (MPa) | SE (%) | Measured (MPa) | SE (%) | Measured (MPa) | SE (%) |
| | Control | 5.40 | — | 6.40 | — | 7.20 | — | 8.10 | — | 8.70 | — | | PP-0.6 | 6.59 | 22.10 | 7.71 | 20.40 | 8.50 | 18.10 | 9.53 | 17.60 | 10.19 | 17.10 | | PP-1.6 | 6.93 | 28.30 | 8.09 | 26.40 | 9.03 | 25.40 | 10.09 | 24.60 | 10.77 | 23.80 | | PP-2.6 | 7.03 | 30.20 | 8.23 | 28.60 | 9.33 | 29.60 | 10.35 | 27.80 | 11.04 | 26.90 | | BF-0.6 | 6.27 | 16.20 | 9.09 | 14.20 | 8.10 | 12.50 | 9.06 | 11.80 | 9.71 | 11.60 | | BF-1.6 | 6.58 | 21.80 | 7.65 | 19.60 | 8.48 | 17.80 | 9.45 | 16.70 | 10.11 | 16.20 | | BF-2.6 | 6.70 | 24.10 | 7.85 | 22.70 | 8.70 | 20.80 | 9.74 | 20.30 | 10.37 | 19.20 |
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Notes: SE (%) = [(strength of FRM − strength of the control mortar)/strength of the control mortar] × 100%.
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