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Mortero para refuerzo de mampostería en viviendas informales
(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2023) Castro Castillo, Matías Renato; Nieto Cárdenas, Jaime Xavier; 0105456222; .
This article focuses on assessing the resistance of mortars to indirect tension and compression, simple and reinforced with different percentages of steel fiber. The aim is to find resistant and cost-effective solutions to reinforce informal housing with a high degree of structural vulnerability. Firstly, the resistance to indirect tension and displacements supported by simple and reinforced mortars are compared; it is observed that reinforced mortars offer higher resistance and capacity to deform; the more the percentage of fiber is varied, the more these characteristics increase. Then, the compressive strength is compared, and reinforced mortars show satisfactory results. In terms of cost, reinforced mortar presents disadvantages due to the expense of fibers. In the percentages studied in this article (10,15,20 and 25%), reinforced mortar usage for informal housing does not seem so striking; it is recommended to conduct similar research with different percentages of fiber.