Research Article
Effect of Expansive Admixtures on the Shrinkage and Mechanical Properties of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cement Composites
Table 7
Summary of direct tensile test results.
| EXA (type) | Mixture type | Maximum strength (MPa) |
Tensile strain at peak load (%), (strain at 80% maximum strength after maximum strength (%)) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ave. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ave. |
| None | PE1.5-0 | 6.16 | 6.67 | 5.49 | 5.58 | 4.61 | 5.70 | 3.30 (3.82) | 3.80 (4.32) | 2.16 (2.83) | 2.27 (2.80) | 1.03 (1.55) | 2.51 (3.06) |
| CSA-K (Type 1) | PE1.5-8 | 2.90 | 3.19 | 6.94 | 4.03 | 5.35 | 4.48 | 0.22 (0.41) | 0.10 (0.33) | — (−) | 0.40 (0.77) | — (−) | 0.24 (0.50) | PE1.5-10 | 4.47 | 6.17 | 7.29 | 5.36 | 6.05 | 5.87 | 2.53 (2.77) | 2.23 (3.08) | 2.30 (2.65) | 1.53 (1.99) | 2.18 (3.19) | 2.16 (2.74) | PE1.5-12 | 4.41 | 4.85 | 4.58 | 5.81 | 5.81 | 5.09 | 0.53 (0.82) | 1.09 (1.67) | 0.57 (1.27) | 0.97 (1.35) | 1.66 (2.04) | 0.96 (1.43) | PE1.5-14 | 6.30 | 5.24 | 5.48 | 5.80 | 6.59 | 5.88 | 1.20 (1.28) | 1.86 (2.22) | 1.44 (1.64) | 1.67 (1.83) | — (−) | 1.54 (1.74) |
| CSA-J (Type 2) | PE1.5-8 | 4.27 | 6.22 | 5.20 | 4.08 | — | 4.94 | 0.39 (0.54) | 1.53 (2.15) | 0.02 (1.06) | 0.29 (0.91) | — | 0.56 (1.165) | PE1.5-10 | 6.74 | 4.59 | 3.88 | 5.44 | 5.44 | 5.22 | 2.33 (2.76) | 0.36 (0.86) | 0.82 (1.10) | 0.58 (1.33) | 0.88 (1.43) | 1.00 (1.45) | PE1.5-12 | 5.23 | 6.48 | 5.72 | 4.86 | 5.62 | 5.58 | 0.4 (1.07) | 2.03 (2.38) | 0.78 (1.32) | 1.33 (2.16) | 1.15 (1.77) | 1.14 (1.74) | PE1.5-14 | 4.27 | 4.5 | 4.75 | 4.20 | 3.26 | 4.20 | 0.47 (0.90) | 0.91 (1.16) | 0.69 (1.18) | 0.32 (0.63) | — (−) | 0.60 (0.97) |
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