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ArticlePolymers2021

Mechanical Response and Analysis of Cracking Process in Hybrid TRM Composites with Flax Textile and Curauá Fibres.

Giuseppe Ferrara, Marco Pepe, Romildo Dias Toledo Filho, Enzo Martinelli

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Giuseppe FerraraDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0774-8279
Marco PepeDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0920-2218
Romildo Dias Toledo FilhoCivil Engineering Department, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, P.O. Box 68506, CEP 21941-972 Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5867-4452
Enzo MartinelliDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3572-7528

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Abstract

In recent years, the use of plant fibres in Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM) composites emerged as a valuable solution to increase their sustainability. Several studies carried out to mechanically characterize the so-called Natural TRMs, although showing promising results, also emphasised some drawbacks due to a severe deformability of the system and to durability issues. This study aims at improving the mechanical behaviour of Natural TRMs including impregnated flax textile (Flax TRMs) by the addition of short curauá fibres within the matrix. Flax TRM specimens were tested in tension to assess the influence of the fibre-reinforced mortar on the composite response. The crack pattern developed during the test was investigated via Digital Image Correlation analysis and by means of an analytical simplified model proposed by the authors. The addition of curauá fibres resulted in a denser crack pattern and in a significant decrease of the mean crack width (around 20%). The overall tensile response of Flax TRMs including curauá fibres resulted closer to the ideal three-linear behaviour of strain-hardening TRM composites with respect to the conventional Flax TRMs by also presenting an increase of dissipated energy of around 45%. This study paves the way for further analysis aimed at enhancing the mechanical performance of Natural TRMs adopting sustainable improvement techniques.

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flax, curauáFRCM, plant fibresNatural Textile-Reinforced Mortarssustainable composite

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PMCPMC7956663

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