Title: Tensile Properties of Polypropylene Reinforced Cement with Different Fiber Orientations

Author(s): M. Mashima, D. J. Hannant, and J. G. Keer

Publication: Materials Journal

Volume: 87

Issue: 2

Appears on pages(s): 172-178

Keywords: cements; crack propagation; fiber board; polypropylene fibers; stress-strain relationships; fibers; tensile properties; Materials Research

DOI: 10.14359/1790

Date: 3/1/1990

Abstract:
Describes an investigation of the effect of fiber angle on the cracking stress and ultimate strength of a fiber reinforced thin sheet material made with networks of fibrillated polypropylene film. The cracking stress and ultimate strength of the composite are reduced as the fiber angle increases and the stress-strain curves and crack patterns can be divided into three categories related to the fiber arrangements and orientations of the fibers to the stress direction.