Effects of the component and fiber gradient distributions on the strength of cement-based composite materials

The effects of the component gradient distribution at interface and the fiber gradient distribution on the strength of cement-based materials were studied.The results show that the flexural strength and compressive strength of the mortar and concrete with interface component and fiber gradient distributions are obviously improved.The strengthes of the fiber gradient distributed mortar and concrete (FGDM/C) are higher than those of fiber homogeneously distributed mortar and concrete (FHDM/C).To obtain the same strength,therefore,a smaller fiber volume content in FGDM/C is needed than that in FHDM/C.The results also show that the component gradient distribution of the concrete can be obtained by means of multi-layer vibrating formation.