- Title
- Investigation of the effect of selected polypropylene fibres and ultra-fine aggregate on plastic shrinkage cracks on South African roads
- Creator
- Kluyts, Grant
- Subject
- Concrete roads -- South Africa -- Design and construction
- Subject
- Fiber-reinforced concrete
- Subject
- Reinforced concrete -- Cracking
- Subject
- Concrete -- Expansion and contraction
- Subject
- Polypropylene fibers
- Date Issued
- 2005
- Date
- 2005
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MTech
- Identifier
- vital:9592
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/174
- Identifier
- Concrete roads -- South Africa -- Design and construction
- Identifier
- Fiber-reinforced concrete
- Identifier
- Reinforced concrete -- Cracking
- Identifier
- Concrete -- Expansion and contraction
- Identifier
- Polypropylene fibers
- Description
- Plastic shrinkage cracks, although not inherently structurally debilitating, expose the reinforcement in low-volume reinforced concrete roads to deleterious substances, which may reduce its effectiveness leading ultimately to structural failure. In un-reinforced low-volume concrete road these cracks appear unsightly and cause the road user an unpleasant riding experience. Many researchers believe that plastic shrinkage crack development remains a concern to the concrete industry, occurring in particularly large–area pours such as low-volume concrete roads, and therefore requires further research to understand their formation and minimization. This study reports findings on the effectiveness of oxyfluorinated polypropylene fibres to control plastic shrinkage cracks, and the effect the addition of ultra-fine material has on the formation and/or propagation of these cracks. Findings indicate that low volume dosages (2 kg/m³), of oxyfluorinated polypropylene fibre significantly reduced the formation of plastic shrinkage cracks under test conditions. Furthermore, that the addition of ultra-fine material in excess of 63 kg/m³ increased the formation and/or development of plastic shrinkage cracks.
- Format
- xiv, 178 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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