Influence of Fabric Geometrical Structure on Bonding of the Fabric Reinforced Cement Composites

Influence of fabric geometrical parameters,including the number of filling yams per 10 cm, yarntwist and fiber type, on bonding of the fabric reinforcedcement composites is studied by fabric pull-out test andSEM microstructure analysis. The results show that thebonding strength increase with the increase of the numberof filling yams per 10 cm in the range of this study. Butthe influence of fabric count on the interfacial bonding isdual and there is a critical value. The twist of yarns hasa little effect on the bending strength and interfacialbonding behaves of nylon fabric reinforced cementcomposites. There is an optimum twist range. Withinthis range, the bonding strength increase slowly with theincrease of yarn twist. Beyond this range, it is versus.The bonding strength is strongly affected by the fabriccharacter. The bonding between the nylon fiber fabricand cement is good; that of between glass fiber fabric andcement is moderate and that of between the carbon fiberfabric and cement is poor.