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As fibras de vidro são usadas há alguns anos com a finalidade de melhorar a resistência à tração e ao impacto de compósitos cimentícios. Mas, os álcalis do cimento Portland atacam essas fibras causando a degradação de suas propriedades mecânicas. Para contornar essa degradação, há alguns anos, foram desenvolvidas as fibras álcalis-resistente (AR) que, embora tenham apresentado melhor desempenho que as fibras de vidro convencionais, ainda apresentam perda de desempenho com o tempo. Esse trabalho trata do desenvolvimento de um novo tipo de fibra na forma de telas, a partir das fibras de vidro convencionais, usando uma impregnação de PVC como barreira para impedir o ataque químico dos álcalis do cimento. A análise da eficiência dessas telas em relação à durabilidade foi feita por meio de processo de envelhecimento acelerado e, a seguir, foram estudados os vários tipos de aplicação delas em elementos construtivos à base de matrizes cimentícias concomitantemente como o uso de barras de GFRP. Como resultado final comprovou-se a eficiência da resina desenvolvida na pesquisa para impregnação das fibras em relação à sua durabilidade frente ao meio alcalino do cimento Portland e a adequação do uso das telas impregnadas com essa resina em diversos tipos de produtos de matrizes cimentícias para construção civil. / Glass fibers are used since several years to improve the tensile and impact strengths of cement composites. But, the alkalis from Portland cement attack the glass fibers causing the deterioration of its mechanical properties. For overcome this degradation, some years ago, were developed the fibers alkali-resistant (AR) which, although presented as the best performance fiber glass conventional, still show a loss of performance over time. This work deals with the development of a new type of fiber in the form of mesh, from conventional glass staple fibers, using a PVC impregnation as barrier to hinder the chemical attack alkalis them it cement to these. The analysis of the efficiency of these fibers in relation to the durability was made by means of process accelerated ageing and, next, concomitantly studied some types of application of these fibers in constructive elements to the cements matrix with the use of bars of GFRP. The final result showed tha the resin developed in this work is efficient how coating of conventional fibers to get durability on the alkaline environment and the mesh impregnated with this resin are appropriates of the use in many kinds of products to construction made from cements matrixes.

As fibras de vidro são usadas há alguns anos com a finalidade de melhorar a resistência à tração e ao impacto de compósitos cimentícios. Mas, os álcalis do cimento Portland atacam essas fibras causando a degradação de suas propriedades mecânicas. Para contornar essa degradação, há alguns anos, foram desenvolvidas as fibras álcalis-resistente (AR) que, embora tenham apresentado melhor desempenho que as fibras de vidro convencionais, ainda apresentam perda de desempenho com o tempo. Esse trabalho trata do desenvolvimento de um novo tipo de fibra na forma de telas, a partir das fibras de vidro convencionais, usando uma impregnação de PVC como barreira para impedir o ataque químico dos álcalis do cimento. A análise da eficiência dessas telas em relação à durabilidade foi feita por meio de processo de envelhecimento acelerado e, a seguir, foram estudados os vários tipos de aplicação delas em elementos construtivos à base de matrizes cimentícias concomitantemente como o uso de barras de GFRP. Como resultado final comprovou-se a eficiência da resina desenvolvida na pesquisa para impregnação das fibras em relação à sua durabilidade frente ao meio alcalino do cimento Portland e a adequação do uso das telas impregnadas com essa resina em diversos tipos de produtos de matrizes cimentícias para construção civil. / Glass fibers are used since several years to improve the tensile and impact strengths of cement composites. But, the alkalis from Portland cement attack the glass fibers causing the deterioration of its mechanical properties. For overcome this degradation, some years ago, were developed the fibers alkali-resistant (AR) which, although presented as the best performance fiber glass conventional, still show a loss of performance over time. This work deals with the development of a new type of fiber in the form of mesh, from conventional glass staple fibers, using a PVC impregnation as barrier to hinder the chemical attack alkalis them it cement to these. The analysis of the efficiency of these fibers in relation to the durability was made by means of process accelerated ageing and, next, concomitantly studied some types of application of these fibers in constructive elements to the cements matrix with the use of bars of GFRP. The final result showed tha the resin developed in this work is efficient how coating of conventional fibers to get durability on the alkaline environment and the mesh impregnated with this resin are appropriates of the use in many kinds of products to construction made from cements matrixes.

Man-made materials such as fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) can be tailored for optimum performance in product design applications in terms of strength and weight. The current work is aimed at studying the behaviors of composite laminates based on E-glass CSM (Chopped Strand Mat) or WRM (Woven Roving Mat) plies with a polyester resin for impact protection applications. Detailed mechanical characterization of CSM and WRM laminates till failure is carried out for tensile, compressive and shear loads by varying manufacturing process, number of plies, and laminate thickness. The effect of fiber volume fraction on mechanical properties is shown. The efficacy of CSM and WRM laminates as energy- absorbing countermeasures is studied by performing quasi-static and axial impact tests on cylindrical tubes made of the stated FRCs. In addition to load-displacement and specific energy absorption attributes, failure modes are of interest in such studies. The potential of FRC laminates for protection against projectile impact is investigated by performing low velocity impact perforation tests with a falling tup fitted with an indentor, and medium to high velocity projectile impact tests in a gas gun-based device. The valuable results generated are used for the validation of nonlinear finite element-based CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) procedures including application of a multi-modal failure criterion for explicit dynamic analysis. The present study not only throws light on complex mechanical behavior of an important class of lightweight materials under static and dynamic loads, but also simulation tools for the design of impact safety countermeasures such as bullet-proof laminates and energy–absorbing components for automotive body structures.