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Identification of the Mechanisms of Fracture of Cement Mortar Reinforced with Basalt and Polypropylene Fibers

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We tested cement mortar reinforced with basalt and polypropylene fibers by three-point bending. Possible mechanisms of crack propagation in fibrous concrete are analyzed by the method of acoustic emission (AE). We determine the influence of different volume fractions of basalt and polypropylene fibers on the “load–deflection” curves, ultimate load, deformation, AE-activity, and the parameters of AE signals. It is shown that, by analyzing the changes in the parameters of AE signals in the process of accumulation of defects in reinforced cement mortar, it is possible to identify the types and mechanisms of its fracture.

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    V. R. Skalskyi, O. М. Stankevych, B. P. Klym, A. E. Lisnichuk & P. P. Velykyi

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Translated from Fizyko-Khimichna Mekhanika Materialiv, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 7–18, July–August, 2020.

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Skalskyi, V.R., Stankevych, O.М., Klym, B.P. et al. Identification of the Mechanisms of Fracture of Cement Mortar Reinforced with Basalt and Polypropylene Fibers. Mater Sci 56, 441–453 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11003-021-00449-x

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