Improvement of the Thermal Properties of Cement Mortars by Adding Banana Pseudo-Trunkfibres

Autor:	Tchotang Theodore, Carlos Mozer, Pondi Joseph, Souck Joseph, Nyame Boade Wilfried
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Materials science Absorption of water Flexural strength business.industry Thermal Masonry Mortar Composite material Cementitious matrix business Porosity Cement mortar
Zdroj:	Open Journal of Civil Engineering. 10:175-186
ISSN:	2164-3172 2164-3164
DOI:	10.4236/ojce.2020.103015
Popis:	The present work examined the influence on thermal properties of the incorporation of banana pseudo-trunkfibres in a cementitious matrix mortar that can be used as rendering or masonry block. The banana pseudo-trunkfibres are extracted, cut and characterized. Then the mortars are made with different proportions of fibres and characterized in order to identify the parameters influencing the characteristics of the material, both in the fresh and hardened state. The physical, mechanical and thermal tests carried out have shown an increase in the porosity and water absorption of the mortar with a decrease in the density, thus making the mortar lighter. It was also noted a decrease in the mortar’s flexural and compressive strengths as a function of the percentage of fibres; nevertheless, the values remain within an acceptable range.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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