Experimental Study on Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of PVA Fiber-Reinforced Coral Concrete
To enhance the mechanical properties of coral concrete,static mechanical tests were conducted at five polyvinyl alcohol fiber volume fractions(0,0.5%,1%,1.5%and 2%).The impact compression properties were investigated under four strain rates using a split Hopkinson pressure bar with a diameter of 100 mm.The results show that the incorporation of an appropriate number of fibers can significantly improve the static compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of concrete.Dynamic mechanical tests show that coral concrete has an obvious strain rate effect,and the incorporation of fibers can improve the sensitivity of the dynamic reinforcement factor to strain rate,with the reinforcement effect becoming saturated at 1.5%of fiber incorporation.The fibers serve to crack resistance and energy dissipation in concrete and can significantly improve the concrete damage morphology and impact toughness.