Fibrous and Composite Materials for Civil Engineering Applications

by Fangueiro

• ISBN13: 9781845695583
• ISBN10: 1845695585
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-08-19
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

The use of fibrous materials in civil engineering, both as structural reinforcement and in non-structural applications such as geotextiles, is an important and interesting development.Fibrous and composite materials for civil engineering applicationsanalyzes the types and properties of fibrous textile and structures and their applications in reinforcement and civil engineering. Part 1 introduces different types of fibrous textiles and structures. Chapters cover the properties of natural and man-made fibers and of yarns, as well as an overview of textile structures. Part 2 focuses on fibrous material use in concrete reinforcement, with chapters on the properties and applications of steel fiber reinforced concrete, natural fiber reinforced concrete and the role of fiber reinforcement in mitigating shrinkage cracks. In part 3, the applications of fibrous material-based composites in civil engineering are covered. Chapters concentrate on production techniques and applications such as reinforcement of internal structures, structural health monitoring and textile materials in architectural membranes.

Author Biography

Raul Fangueiro is a Professor in the Department of Textile Engineering at the University of Minho, Portugal.

Table of Contents

Contributor contact details	p. ix
Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles	p. xiii
Types of fibrous textiles and structures	p. 1
Natural and man-made fibres: Physical and mechanical properties	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Natural fibres	p. 5
Man-made fibres	p. 6
Textile fibres for use in civil engineering applications: an overview	p. 8
Natural textile fibres for use in civil engineering applications	p. 12
Synthetic textile fibres for use in civil engineering applications	p. 14
Fibre-matrix adhesion	p. 26
Sources of further information and advice	p. 26
References	p. 27
Yarns: Production, processability and properties	p. 29
Introduction	p. 29
Synthetic filament yarns	p. 30
Natural fibre yarns	p. 36
Synthetic yarn manufacture	p. 39
Natural fibre yarn manufacture	p. 45
Yarn parameters on cement reinforcement	p. 53
Conclusions	p. 59
References	p. 60
Textile structures	p. 62
Introduction	p. 62
Planar (2D) textile structures	p. 67
Three-dimensional (3D) textile structures	p. 75
Directionally oriented structures (DOS)	p. 82
Hybrid structures	p. 87
Sources of further information and advice	p. 89
References	p. 89
Fibrous materials as a concrete Reinforcement material	p. 93
Steel fibre reinforced concrete: Material properties and structural applications	p. 95
Introduction	p. 95
The fundamentals of fibre reinforcement effectiveness	p. 96
Mix design and steel fibre reinforced self-compacting concrete (SFRSCC) compositions	p. 102
Fibre pullout	p. 103
Characterization of the mechanical properties	p. 108
Structural behaviour	p. 133
Pem models for the analysis of laminar SFRC structures	p. 137
Possibilities of steel-fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) for underground structures	p. 142
Acknowledgements	p. 150
References	p. 150
Natural fiber reinforped concrete	p. 154
Introduction	p. 154
Fiber characteristics and properties	p. 155
Matrix characteristics	p. 157
Properties	p. 158
Durability	p. 162
Future trends	p. 163
References	p. 164
The role of fiber reinforcement in mitigating shrinkage cracks in concrete	p. 168
Introduction	p. 168
estrained shrinkage cracking of fiber reinforced concrete	p. 169
Cracking and damage development in concrete	p. 171
Influence of the length of slabs on shrinkage cracking	p. 173
Influence of the degree of restraint on shrinkage cracking	p. 181
Examples of shrinkage cracking in fiber reinforced concrete slabs	p. 182
Conclusions	p. 185
References	p. 185
Fibrous materials based composites for civil engineering applications	p. 189
Fibrous materials reinforced composites production techniques	p. 191
Introduction	p. 191
Organic matrices	p. 192
Fibres	p. 195
Production techniques: general characteristics	p. 195
Processing: materials and parameters	p. 198
Strengthening of structures	p. 210
Properties of composite material laminates	p. 211
Conclusions	p. 211
Bibliography	p. 215
Fibrous materials reinforced composite for internal reinforcement of concrete structures	p. 216
Introduction	p. 216
Raw materials for composite rods	p. 217
Composite manufacturing processes	p. 220
Mechanical performance of composite rods	p. 226
Durability performance of composite rods	p. 231
Composite rod/concrete bond behaviour	p. 234
Self-monitoring composite rods	p. 236
Applications of composite rods	p. 243
Design and application recommendations	p. 245
References	p. 246
Fibrous materials reinforced composites for structural health monitoring	p. 250
Introduction	p. 250
Materials and systems: hardware and software	p. 253
Applications	p. 258
Future trends	p. 266
Sources of further information and advice	p. 267
References	p. 268
Fibrous insulation materials in building engineering applications	p. 271
Introduction	p. 271
Raw materials and manufacturing process	p. 272
Fibrous materials: characteristics and properties	p. 277
Applications	p. 288
Sources of further information and advice	p. 295
References	p. 298
Acoustic behaviour of fibrous materials	p. 306
Introduction	p. 306
Sound absorbers	p. 306
Sound absorption coefficient	p. 307
Factors affecting the sound absorption of fibrous materials	p. 310
Modelling sound-absorbing materials	p. 315
Airborne sound insulation	p. 316
Impact sound insulation	p. 319
Conclusions	p. 321
References	p. 321
The use of textile materials for architectural membranes	p. 325
Introduction	p. 325
Typology	p. 333
Support systems	p. 347
Textile materials	p. 357
Membrane manufacture and installation	p. 371
Sources of further information and advice	p. 386
References	p. 387
Index	p. 389
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