Cement Materials Based on Cellulosic Fibers for Plasters

Hospodarova, Viola; Stevulova, Nadezda; Junak, Jozef; Geffert, Anton; Kacik, Frantisek; Briancin, Jaroslav

doi:10.1515/sspjce-2017-0004

Abstract

This paper presents physical and mechanical properties of cementitious composites/plasters containing cellulosic fibers in portion 2.0% and 5.0% of filler replacement after 28 days of hardening. Cellulosic fibers (Greencel) originated from bleached wood pulp and unbleached waste paper used in this experimental work were characterized from the point of view cellulose structure. Experimental investigations reveal that adding cellulosic fibers reduces composites density (up to 8.2 %) in comparison with composites without any fibers. Moreover, the presence of wood pulp and recycled fibers in composites cause higher values of water absorbability than sample without fibers. Also, the decrease in compressive strength values for tested fiber cement plasters was observed (14.1 - 18.0 MPa) in comparison to reference sample (26.6 MPa). But the identified compressive strength values are in accordance with European standard (5 MPa) for plasters.

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Cement Materials Based on Cellulosic Fibers for Plasters

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