Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Raw Jute Fibers, Threads and Diatons

Jute fiber-reinforced mortars: mechanical response and thermal performance

“…The physical and mechanical properties of these fibers and their cutting process can be found in [55]. The average mechanical properties of the raw fibers are the following: Strain Energy 0.77 Nmm, Tensile Strength 215.11 MPa, Maximum Axial Strain 0.0131, Elastic Modulus 16.97 GPa.…”

“…3) and using four different percentages (0.5%,1%, 1.5% and 2%) with respect to the dry mortar mass. In this phase of the experimental campaign, the amount of water was different for each mix in order to take into account the fiber absorption capabilities already studied in [55]. For this reason, in Table 1 the details of the mix design have been reported.…”

“…Thereafter, an appropriate amount of water was added (Table 1) and mixed for 7 minutes. The amount of water, necessary for the mixture was determined through the water absorption test (for more details see [55]).…”

“…Various studies investigate the use jute fiber in concrete retrofitting [52][53] [54], Jute-FRP [33], recycled jute fiber (collected from packaging bag) insulating materials [43] [45], jute fiber products (threads and diatons) [55], jute composite mortar [56] [57] [50], recycled jute net fiber composite mortars [57], jute epoxy composites [59], jute fiber crude earth bricks [60], jute fiber burnt bricks [61] etc.…”