1. Preliminary assessment of alkali-resistant flax based meshes for reinforcing cementitious compositesJaka Gašper Pečnik, Laetitia Sarah Jennifer Marrot, Marica Mikuljan, Tania Langella, Matthew Schwarzkopf, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: The production of textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) requires less materials and energy in comparison with conventional concrete reinforced with steel rebars, which draws some solutions towards the production of net zero concrete that the Cement and Concrete Industry sector should reach by 2050. To go one step further, this study investigates the development of flax based meshes as basic components for a reinforcement grid in cementitious materials. Flax strands and hybrid strands (combination of flax strands and glass or basalt rovings) were impregnated with an epoxy resin to form meshes. The physical and mechanical properties of the flax based meshes were assessed and the alkaline resistance of these reinforcing materials was evaluated to determine their durability in a cementitious matrix. At isoweight of reinforcement, the flax-based meshes demonstrated the best performance in terms of specific modulus and specific strength compared to the hybrid meshes. The hybrid meshes from the control batch displayed specific properties in the same range, whether they were constituted of AR-glass or basalt. However, the use of alkali-resistant glass rovings strongly mitigated the degradation of the mechanical properties of the hybrids meshes by making them less affected by the alkaline environment, among all the reinforcement meshes. In contrast, hybrid meshes with basalt experienced an extensive reduction in tensile strength and strain after exposure to alkaline environment, due to the corrosion of the basalt fibres. Pull-out tests revealed maximum bond strengths for the flax based meshes embedded in a high-performance concrete matrix.
Keywords: alkali, cement, flax, reinforcement
Published in RUP: 25.07.2025; Views: 799; Downloads: 4
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2. Electric guitar neck from densified poplar? : experimental and numerical analysisVáclav Sebera, Marica Mikuljan, Michael Nicolas Mrissa, Andreja Kutnar, Rok Prislan, Jaka Gašper Pečnik, 2021, published scientific conference contribution abstract Keywords: densified poplar, orthotropic material model, finite element analysis, electric guitar, acoustics
Published in RUP: 24.06.2021; Views: 4888; Downloads: 67
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3. Wood properties characterisation of thermo-hydro mechanical treated plantation and native tasmanian timber speciesMichelle Balasso, Andreja Kutnar, Eva Prelovšek Niemelä, Marica Mikuljan, Gregory Nolan, Nathan Kotlarewski, Mark Hunt, Andrew Jacobs, Julianne O'Reilly, 2020, original scientific article Keywords: Eucalyptus, plantation, wood modification, thermo-hydro mechanical treatments, structural properties
Published in RUP: 02.12.2020; Views: 3099; Downloads: 44
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8. Bonding of THM modified Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel) using modified soybean protein isolate (SPI) based adhesivesKate E. Semple, Doroteja Vnučec Paušner, Andreja Kutnar, Frederick A. Kamke, Marica Mikuljan, G. D. Smith, 2015, original scientific article Keywords: THM modified Moso bamboo, modified soybean protein, bondability, gluability
Published in RUP: 15.10.2015; Views: 4356; Downloads: 163
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