It was tried to prepare unidirectional carbon-fiber/mortar using light weight sand composite (CFRC-L) (20 mm in thickness) and carbon-fiber/mortar using standard sandcomposite (CFRC-S) (20 mm in thickness) with long sheaf-type carbon fiber (CF) in tension side, and the mechanical properties of CFRC-L and CFRC-S were compar ed.
The CFRC specimens were prepared by the following process. A mortar layer of 1 mm in thickness was placed on the bottom of the mould first, and then unidirectional long sheaf-type CF previously impregnated with portland cement paste (reinforcement). Finally mortar was placed on the reinforcement, and then the CFRC specimens were cured in water.
The following factors were investigated on the mechanical properties of the CFRC specimens: (1) kinds of CF (PAN based HPCF and pitch based GPCF), (2) sand cement ratio (S/C), and (3) kinds of sand.
The CFRC-L (1.6 in S/C) prepared using HPCF or GPCF sheafs, exhabited the flexural strength of 18 MPa and 11 MPa, respectively. These values were 80-90% of that of CFRC-S's (1.6 in S/C).
The deflection of these CFRC-L's was nearly equal to that of CFRC-S's.
The specific strength of these CFRC-L's was over 20% larger than that of CFRC-S's.
Thus the mechanical properties of CFRC-L (1.6 in S/C) were nearly equal to those of CFRC-S. This reinforcing method is effective to lighten the specimen and for the application of CF.
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