Research Article

Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Length Optimization for High Ductility Cementitious Composites with Different Compressive Strength Grades

Table 3

Mixture proportions of HDCCs by weight.

MixtureCementFly ashSandWaterHPWR/binder (%)HPMC/Binder (%)PVA fiber (by volume)

0 (%).30–80%-x0.20.80.30.30.170.042.0
0.30–60%-x0.40.60.30.30.190.042.0
0.25–60%-x0.40.60.30.250.320.052.0
0.22–60%-x0.40.60.30.221.00.12.0

Note. The symbol ‘x’ represents the fiber length, that is, 0.30–80%-6 is a mixture with a water/binder ratio of 0.30, a fly ash/cement ratio of 80%, and PVA fibers with a length of 6 mm.