The reinforcement effects of PVA, PE, and steel fibers on AAS material

This paper employs PVA, PE, steel fibers, as well as the hybrids of two of the three fibers to reinforce alkali-activated slag (AAS) material, aiming to prepare strain-hardening and clinker-free composites. The flexural strength, compressive strength, uniaxial tensile performance of the composites and bond behavior between fibers and the...

An interface element for modelling the onset and growth of mixed-mode cracking in aluminium and fibre metal laminates