Composite de matriz de cemento y refuerzo de Abacá.

Abstract

The research and development of new materials of natural fibers have as main objective to obtain biodegradable materials, avoiding the ecological damage done to our ecosystem, as well as the replacement of synthetic fibers, allowing economic and energy saving at the time of making them. The composite made from pozzolanic cement and abaca fiber, has the main objective to verify and compare values of mechanical and physical properties in their different dosages in terms of mortars refers with fiber influence to 1% of the total of the mixture sectioned to 20 Mm in length, in addition its applicability in the construction is given by the presence and increase of cracks that usually present and the lack of adhesion to surfaces of different types when using conventional mortars without any type of fiber. Also presented is the study on impregnation of dissolved solid paraffin as a waterproofing element of the fiber against the alkaline agents present within the matrix and the effects that occur.