Effect of Rheology on Properties of Ultra-high Ductility Cementitious Composites
LIANG Long1, ZHANG Xin1,2,3, LIU Qiaoling1,2,3,*
1 College of Civil Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China 2 Key Laboratory of Building Structural Retrofitting and Underground Space Engineering, Ministry of Education, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China 3 Engineering Research Institute of Appraisal and Strengthening of Shandong Jianzhu University Co., Ltd., Jinan 250013, China
Abstract: The homogeneous dispersion of fibers determined by the rheological properties of mortar is an essential index for developing ultra-high ductility cementitious composites (UHDCC) with polyethylene(PE)fibers. In this work, the water-binder ratio and content of admixtures were adjusted to control the rheological properties of mortar, and the influence of the yield stress and plastic viscosity of mortar on the flowability, tensile, compressive and fracture properties of UHDCC were studied. The results showed that the rheological properties of UHDCC mortar could be controlled by adjusting water-binder ratio and admixtures, according to the behavior of pseudoplastic fluid. UHDCC with the plastic viscosity of 1.91 Pa·s to 6.00 Pa·s exhibited the tensile strain-hardening behavior with various degrees. The plastic viscosity of mortar controlled within a reasonable range, around 3.06 Pa·s to 4.60 Pa·s, could achieve superior tensile capacity with a tensile strain up to 10% due to a better dispersion of fibers.
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