Dispersed Reinforcement Based on Natural Fibres Used in Cement Composites

摘要

One of the options for improving the mechanical properties of cement composites is the use of fibre reinforcement. Nowadays, steel or polymer fibres are most frequently used for this purpose. However, given the increasingly stricter requirements related to environmental protection, one goal is to find ways of using alternative fibres of natural origin or waste fibres for which it is difficult to find other practical use. This paper focuses on one part of the development of materials which contain natural waste fibres as dispersed reinforcement in thermally insulating cement composites. The authors aimed to observe what influence the fibres have on the material's final mechanical properties as well as thermal insulation properties. Another important factor, which was investigated, was the quotient of mechanical and thermal insulation properties. The results of this research showed that waste cellulose fibres have a considerable effect. The best compressive strength values were found in mixture M-2-BF which contained waste basalt fibres. The highest flexural strength values were reached by mixture M-3-CF-a containing cellulose fibres.