The combined effect of marble powder and polypropylene fibre on the properties of self-compacting repair mortar

Durability and service life of structures are guaranteed towards the reparation and rehabilitation of concrete. Repair materials are usually cementitious matrixes reinforced with fibres. Partial replacement of cement by supplementary cementitious materials in repair products is important to decrease...

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Main Authors: Fatiha Bendjilali, Mohamed Said Mansour, Ali Makhlouf, Mohamed Ghrici, Akram Salah Eddine Belaidi
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-02-01
Series:Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250251322922
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author Fatiha Bendjilali
Mohamed Said Mansour
Ali Makhlouf
Mohamed Ghrici
Akram Salah Eddine Belaidi
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description Durability and service life of structures are guaranteed towards the reparation and rehabilitation of concrete. Repair materials are usually cementitious matrixes reinforced with fibres. Partial replacement of cement by supplementary cementitious materials in repair products is important to decrease the consuming of cement, conserve natural resources, reduce waste as well as assisted to advanced sustainable building materials. For this purpose, six self-compacting repair mortar (SCRM) reinforced by polypropylene fibre (PPF) were prepared with replacement of cement by marble powder (MP) at different percentages 0%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% according to the EFNARC 2005 specifications. First, the optimization of fibre’s dosage is obtained at fresh and hardened states (compressive and flexural strength) at 28 days. Then, SCRM reinforced by polypropylene fibres was evaluated in different methods, at fresh states (slump flow) and hardened states (compressive and flexural strength and elasticity modulus) at 3, 7, 28 and 90 days. In addition, durability was studied on sorptivity at 28 days and adhesion strength on composite specimens (half SCRM/half substrate mortar) at 7, 28 and 90 days. The obtained results of fresh mortar revealed that the addition of PPF contributed to workability enhancement. The combined use of PPF and MP showed good mechanical properties of SCRM which fulfilling the requirements of class R4 materials for structural repair products. On the other side, elasticity modulus has decreased with the increment of marble powder content however, a good correlation is attained between elasticity modulus and compressive strength. Adhesion test indicated that 15% of MP is the optimum dosage which provides 20% of gain in adhesion strength.
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spelling doaj-art-3a384b428b6445da8d06c93e0d9e70bf2025-08-20T02:46:05ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics1558-92502025-02-012010.1177/15589250251322922The combined effect of marble powder and polypropylene fibre on the properties of self-compacting repair mortarFatiha Bendjilali0Mohamed Said Mansour1Ali Makhlouf2Mohamed Ghrici3Akram Salah Eddine Belaidi4Civil Engineering Department, Geomaterials Laboratory, University of Hassiba Benbouali, Chlef, AlgeriaCivil Engineering Department, Geomaterials Laboratory, University of Hassiba Benbouali, Chlef, AlgeriaCivil Engineering Department, Geomaterials Laboratory, University of Hassiba Benbouali, Chlef, AlgeriaCivil Engineering Department, Geomaterials Laboratory, University of Hassiba Benbouali, Chlef, AlgeriaCivil Engineering Department, LRGC laboratory, Amar Telidji University, Laghouat, AlgeriaDurability and service life of structures are guaranteed towards the reparation and rehabilitation of concrete. Repair materials are usually cementitious matrixes reinforced with fibres. Partial replacement of cement by supplementary cementitious materials in repair products is important to decrease the consuming of cement, conserve natural resources, reduce waste as well as assisted to advanced sustainable building materials. For this purpose, six self-compacting repair mortar (SCRM) reinforced by polypropylene fibre (PPF) were prepared with replacement of cement by marble powder (MP) at different percentages 0%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% according to the EFNARC 2005 specifications. First, the optimization of fibre’s dosage is obtained at fresh and hardened states (compressive and flexural strength) at 28 days. Then, SCRM reinforced by polypropylene fibres was evaluated in different methods, at fresh states (slump flow) and hardened states (compressive and flexural strength and elasticity modulus) at 3, 7, 28 and 90 days. In addition, durability was studied on sorptivity at 28 days and adhesion strength on composite specimens (half SCRM/half substrate mortar) at 7, 28 and 90 days. The obtained results of fresh mortar revealed that the addition of PPF contributed to workability enhancement. The combined use of PPF and MP showed good mechanical properties of SCRM which fulfilling the requirements of class R4 materials for structural repair products. On the other side, elasticity modulus has decreased with the increment of marble powder content however, a good correlation is attained between elasticity modulus and compressive strength. Adhesion test indicated that 15% of MP is the optimum dosage which provides 20% of gain in adhesion strength.https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250251322922
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The combined effect of marble powder and polypropylene fibre on the properties of self-compacting repair mortar
Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
title The combined effect of marble powder and polypropylene fibre on the properties of self-compacting repair mortar
title_full The combined effect of marble powder and polypropylene fibre on the properties of self-compacting repair mortar
title_fullStr The combined effect of marble powder and polypropylene fibre on the properties of self-compacting repair mortar
title_full_unstemmed The combined effect of marble powder and polypropylene fibre on the properties of self-compacting repair mortar
title_short The combined effect of marble powder and polypropylene fibre on the properties of self-compacting repair mortar
title_sort combined effect of marble powder and polypropylene fibre on the properties of self compacting repair mortar
url https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250251322922
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