Bending behaviour of sandwich panels of vegetal fabric reinforced cementitious matrix: experimental test and numerical simulation

Sandwich panels represent a lightweight solution with additional properties as insulation compared to traditional solutions used for building enclosures. In this study, a technology based on vegetal FRCM (fabric reinforced cementitious matrix) provides an economical, sustainable and competitive solu...

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Autores: Mercedes Cedeño, Luis Enrique|||0000-0003-2520-8599, Bernat Masó, Ernest|||0000-0002-7080-0957, Martínez Martínez, Borja|||0000-0002-4398-1983
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/376046
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/376046
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127820
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Fiber-reinforced plastics
Plant fibers
Glass fibers
Sandwich panels
FRCM
Cementitious matrix
Vegetal fibres
Bending test
Numerical model
Plàstics reforçats amb fibra
Fibres vegetals
Fibres de vidre
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Resumo:Sandwich panels represent a lightweight solution with additional properties as insulation compared to traditional solutions used for building enclosures. In this study, a technology based on vegetal FRCM (fabric reinforced cementitious matrix) provides an economical, sustainable and competitive solution. The research introduces a composite design made of different vegetal fabrics (hemp and sisal) and mortar as skins of the sandwich and a core of extruded polystyrene. Both composite skins were connected with different types of connectors including vegetal designs. An experimental campaign of sandwich panels included four-point bending tests and a later development of numerical models capable of reproducing the experimental results. The results obtained show that the use of vegetal fabrics and connectors were as competitive for the development of effective composite action as synthetic fabrics (glass fiber).