Research Article
Effect of Polypropylene and Basalt Fiber on the Behavior of Mortars for Repair Applications
Table 6
Compressive strength test results of the mortar.
| | Repair mortar | Compressive 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 | 16.50 | — | 30.10 | — | 51.30 | — | 56.60 | — | 58.10 | — | | PP-0.6 | 17.87 | 8.30 | 32.05 | 6.50 | 53.40 | 4.10 | 57.28 | 1.20 | 57.22 | | | PP-1.6 | 18.34 | 11.20 | 32.98 | 9.60 | 55.09 | 7.40 | 58.58 | 3.50 | 55.48 | | | PP-2.6 | 18.50 | 12.10 | 33.35 | 10.80 | 55.51 | 8.20 | 58.92 | 4.10 | 55.08 | | | BF-0.6 | 17.19 | 4.20 | 31.06 | 3.20 | 52.12 | 1.60 | 57.02 | 0.60 | 57.75 | | | BF-1.6 | 17.60 | 6.70 | 31.78 | 5.60 | 53.24 | 3.80 | 57.73 | 1.20 | 56.76 | | | BF-2.6 | 17.84 | 8.10 | 31.94 | 6.10 | 53.61 | 4.50 | 57.90 | 2.30 | 56.29 | |
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Notes: SE (%) = [(strength of FRM − strength of the control mortar)/strength of the control mortar] × 100%.
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