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Lubricated compression and X-ray microtomography to analyse the rheology of a fibre-reinforced mortar

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In this work, the microstructure and the rheology of a glass-fibre-reinforced fresh mortar were studied. Various fibre contents and aspect ratios and two types of fibrous reinforcement, i.e. slender fibre bundles and fibres, were tested. The microstructure was analysed by using X-ray microtomography. It is shown that the non-deformed mortar is a porous granular suspension, the porous microstructure of which is not influenced by the presence of fibres, which in turn display a 2D planar random fibre orientation. The rheology was investigated by subjecting samples to constant axial strain rate and lubricated compression. The roles of the actual strain, the mortar resting time, the fibre content and aspect ratio on recorded stress levels are emphasised. Besides, for the investigated strain rate and material parameters, the mortar flow is quasi-incompressible and does not affect significantly the porous microstructure nor the fibrous one. Lastly, the stress increase which is induced by the addition of fibre bundles is similar to that predicted by Newtonian models of semi-dilute fibre suspensions.

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The authors would like to thank (1) Electricité De France (EDF, Direction des Etudes et Recherche, Département Etudes des Matériaux, B. Yriex and E. Mancion) for its financial support and (2) the ESRF (ID19 Beamline, E. Boller) in the framework of the Long Term Project “Heterogeneous Fibrous Materials” (coordinator J.-F. Bloch).

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  1. Laboratoire Sols-Solides-Structures-Risques (3SR), CNRS/Université de Grenoble (Grenoble INP-UJF), BP 53, 38041, Grenoble, France

    F. Chalencon, L. Orgéas & S. Rolland du Roscoat

  2. Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés Papetiers (LGP2), CNRS/Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble (Grenoble INP), BP 65, 38402, Saint-Martin-d’Hères, France

    P. J. J. Dumont

  3. Laboratoire MATEIS, CNRS/INSA de Lyon, 69621, Villeurbanne, France

    F. Chalencon, G. Foray, J. -Y. Cavaillé & E. Maire

  4. European Synchrotron Radiation Facilities, ID19 Beamline, 6, rue Jules Horowitz, 38043, Grenoble, France

    S. Rolland du Roscoat

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Chalencon, F., Orgéas, L., Dumont, P.J.J. et al. Lubricated compression and X-ray microtomography to analyse the rheology of a fibre-reinforced mortar. Rheol Acta 49, 221–235 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-009-0393-5

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