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The Brittleness and Chemical Stability of Optimized Geopolymer Composites.

ABSTRACT: Geopolymers are known as high strength and durable construction materials but have a brittle fracture. In practice, this results in a sudden collapse at ultimate load, without any chance of preventing the breakdown of parts or of withstanding the stress for some time. Glass fiber usage as a total anisotropic shape acting as a compact structure component should hinder the fracture mechanism. The optimized compositions in this study led to a significant reinforcement, especially in the case of flexural strength, but also in terms of the compressive strength and notch toughness. The positive and negative influence of the fibers on the complex composite properties provided chemical stability.

SUBMITTER: Steinerova M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5506892 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Brittleness and Chemical Stability of Optimized Geopolymer Composites.

Steinerova Michaela M Matulova Lenka L Vermach Pavel P Kotas Jindrich J

Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20170409 4

Geopolymers are known as high strength and durable construction materials but have a brittle fracture. In practice, this results in a sudden collapse at ultimate load, without any chance of preventing the breakdown of parts or of withstanding the stress for some time. Glass fiber usage as a total anisotropic shape acting as a compact structure component should hinder the fracture mechanism. The optimized compositions in this study led to a significant reinforcement, especially in the case of fle ...[more]

PMID: 28772756

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