• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.375-378
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• 2003

Plastic shrinkage cracking occurs at the exposed surfaces of freshly placed concrete due to consolidation of the concrete mass and rapid evaporation of water from the surface. This so-called shrinkage cracking is a major concern for concrete, especially for flat structural such as pavement, slabs for industrial factories and walls. This study has been performed to obtain the plastic shrinkage properties of hydrophilic fiber reinforced mortar and concrete. The results of tests of the hydrophilic fibers were compared with plain and polypropylene fibers. Test results indicated that hydrophilic poly vinylalcohol fiber reinforcement showed an ability to reduce the total crack area and maximum crack width significantly (as compared to plain and polypropylene fiber reinforcement).

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.671-676
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• 2000

This study was to determine the technical feasibility of using wastepaper fibers, obtained through dry processing of wastepaper, as reinforcement in thin cement produces. Dry-processed waste papers have high levels of noncellulosic impurities, and the recycling process also breads and damages the fibers. To produce wastepaper fiber-cement composites, first the influential variables in the slurry-dewatering method of processing the composites were identified in an experimental study based on factorial design. Among the proportioning and processing variables investigated, fiber mass fraction and level of substitution of virgin fibers with recycled ones were found to have statistically significant effects on mechanical and physical properties of composites. Subsequently, response surface analysis techniques were used to devise an experimental program that helped determine the optimum combinations of the selected influential variables based on mechanical and physical properties, and cost.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.29-32
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• 2005

An experimental investigation on the strength and behavior of High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composite(HPFRCC) column with Polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) fibers under axial load have been carried out. The columns were subjected to monotonic axial compression until failure. The variables in this study are the combination ratio of PVA, and the volumetric ratio of transverse reinforcement. Test results showed that the fibers, when used in PVA2.0, could result in superior composite performance compared to their individual fiber reinforced cement composites.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2006.05b
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• pp.393-396
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• 2006

This study present the experimental research investigating the influence of material factors such as a type or amount of superplasticizer, velocity agent, mineral admixture and steel fiber on the construction performance of fiber reinforced cementitious composites. As for the test results, it was found that the workability of fiber reinforced cementitious composites can be improved when the material factors were matched properly in amount and composition. Furthermore, it was shown that the smaller value of the aspect ratio of fiber improved the workability of fiber reinforced cementitious composites. And the fiber reinforced cementitious composites with better workability showed the enhanced compressive strength and flexural strength.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2006.05b
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• pp.397-400
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• 2006

The addition of polypropylene fibers is effective to avoid spalling of shotcrete and concrete adopted tunnel and underground structure under the fire. In this study, a cement based mortar for fire resistance of polypropylene fiber was developed and evaluated by experimentally. The geometry and amount of polypropylene fibers which are diameter, length and fiber dosage were significant factors in aspect of the response values of fire resistance.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2006.05b
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• pp.401-404
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• 2006

Much of requirements to the civil and building structures have been changed in accordance with the social and economic progress. Ductility of high performance fiber reinforced cementitious composites(HPFRCCs), which exhibit strain hardening and multiple crackling characteristics under the uniaxial tensile stress is drastically improved. In HPFRCC application, PVA fiber has been dominantly used as a reinforcement because of its excellent alkali resistant nature as well as high strength. But the inherent strong hydrophilicity of PVA fiber promotes the moisture absorption in cement matrix and thus it may cause the corrosion of steel structure. Therefore, it is necessary to control the interfacial adhesion of cement composites. In present study, to control the interfacial adhesion of the cementitious composites reinforced by PVA fiber, UV irradiation of the PVA fiber were performed and their effects on the adhesion property and general characteristics were investigated extensively.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2006.05b
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• pp.405-408
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to determine the optimum length distribution of hybrid PVA(Poly vinyl alcohol) fiber. To produce blended PVA fiber length, first the length distribution of PVA fiber in the cement composites were identified in an experimental study based on simplex lattice design. Among the different length distributions investigated, fiber length was found to have statistically significant effect on plastic shrinkage cracking of cement composites. Subsequently, Complex analysis techniques were used to devise an experimental program that helped determine the optimum combinations of the selected fiber length distribution based on plastic shrinkage crack. The optimum blended PVA length ratio was 0.0146% 4mm fiber, 0.0060% 6-mm fiber, 0.0285% 8-mm fiber, and 0.0209% 12-mm fiber.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.342-345
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• 2006

The properties of reinforcing fiber, as tensile strength, aspect ratio and elastic modulus, have great effect on the fracture behavior of HPFRCC(High performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composite). Acoustic emission(AE) method was used to evaluate the characteristics of fracture process and the micro-failure mechanism of HPFRCC. For these purposes, three kinds of fibers were used : PP(Polypropylene), PE(Polyethylene), SC(Steel cord). In this study, the AE characteristics of HPFRCC with different fiber type(PE.15, PP2.0, SC0.75+PE0.75) distributions under four-point-bending were studied. The result show that the AE technique is a valuable tool to study the failure mechanism of HPFRCC.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.118-121
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• 2006

The research reported here is concerned with the effects of the fiber combination condition and water/cement ratio on the mechanical properties of high performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites(HPFRCC). An experimental investigation of the behavior of steel cords(SC) and SC and Polyethylene(PE) hybrid fiber reinforced cementitious material under compressive and tensile loading is presented. In this experimental research, the tensile and compressive strength and strain capacity of HPFRCC were selected using the cylindrical specimens. The results show that W/C ratio is a significant effect factor on the compressive and tensile performance of HPFRCC. The envelope curve concept applies to hybrid fiber-reinforced cementitious composites in tension just as it does to compressive stress-strain curve of fiber-reinforced cement composites. For practical purposes, the tensile envelope curve may be taken to be the same as the monotonic tensile stress-strain curve.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.535-536
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• 2009

This study was carry out to evaluate the durability of Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites(DFRCC) according to W/B ratio(30, 40, 50%). The results is showing that DFRCC outstandingly improved to compare to plain concrete for the resistance of chloride ion penetration and rapid freezing and thawing