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Influence of short para-aramid fibers addition on the properties of ultra-high performance cement composite
Tandlich, Dávid ; Šoukal, František (oponent) ; Bocian, Luboš (vedoucí práce)
In this bachelor's thesis, the use of p-aramid fibers in ultra-high performance cementitious composites was investigated. These fibers were used as a separate reinforcement, but also as a hybrid reinforcement in combination with steel fibers. The surface of both types of fibers was analyzed by SEM. In addition to the composite with p-aramid fibers and the hybrid composite, a reference composite with steel fibers and a matrix without fibers were also prepared. The prepared objects were tested in compressive strength and flexural tensile strength. Furthermore, the fracture surface on the selected bodies was analyzed by SEM. It turned out that it is not possible to clearly determine the composite with the best mechanical properties, as the standard deviations of hybrid and reference composite overlap. However, based on average values, the hybrid composite showed the best mechanical properties. The composite that contained only p-aramid fibers showed significantly lower compressive and flexural strength both compared to the reference composite. Results showed that p-aramid fibers alone did not exceed the effect of steel fibers. A problem was the tendency of p-aramid fibers to decrease a spillage and to form clusters in the matrix, which negatively affected the resulting properties of the composite. However, the use of p-aramid fibers in combination with steel fibers appeared to be advantageous, as it was found out that thanks to p-aramid fibers there was a slight reinforcement of the matrix and an improvement of the mechanical properties within the standard deviations.
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