Dataset for the results of fibrous plaster tests: Pull-off samples tensile tests.
Fibrous plaster tests have been conducted - fibrous plaster consists of gypsum plaster, hessian fibres and often a steel wire. It has been used for ceilings and as decorative features in theatres, civic buildings and private residences.
The data concerns the tests conducted to date concerning fibrous plaster pull-off test samples. Samples were made and tested in the laboratories of the University of Bath. Tensile tests were performed on 'pull-off' samples where an attached cylinder was pulled from a base plate to test the adhesion of the cylinder material to the base plate material.
Cite this dataset as:
Dams, B.,
2023.
Dataset for the results of fibrous plaster tests: Pull-off samples tensile tests.
Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01275.
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Data
Comparison.xlsx
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excel spreadsheet containing the master data files and graphs of the fibrous plaster 'pull-off' adhesion tests.
Origin data … sample groups.zip
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Detailed individual graphs of every test specimen in very sample group, with analysis of data performed concerning maximum load, strength and energy (work done, area under the grapoh curve) performed in Origin software.
Creators
Barrie Dams
Data Collector
University of Bath
Contributors
University of Bath
Rights Holder
Coverage
Collection date(s):
From 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2022
Documentation
Data collection method:
Pull-Off: Twelve specimens each from multiple sample groups which consisted of a new cylinder element attached to a base plate, and the cylinder pulled off the base plate using tensile loading on a bespoke test rig. Sample groups included both hessian and quadaxial glass fibres, gypsum plaster, jesmonite and aramid gel. Bases were both clean and 'dirty' - with historic mould applied.
Technical details and requirements:
Pull-off: 100 kN capacity test rig Dartec Universal Testing Machine, displacement controlled tensile loading at 0.2 mm/min.
Additional information:
Data is available in Microsoft Excel spread sheets and Origin software output.
Funders
Leverhulme Trust
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000275
An overlooked heritage – Revealing the fibrous plaster ceilings of the UK
RPG-2021-147
Historic England
Fibrous plaster commercial work
Publication details
Publication date: 13 September 2023
by: University of Bath
Version: 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01275
URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/1275
Related papers and books
Dams, B., Kumar, N., Kurchania, R., Stewart, J., Ansell, M., Harney, M., and Ball, R. J., 2023. Interfacial bond strength and failure modes of traditional and modern repair materials for historic fibrous plaster. Materials and Structures, 56(8). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-023-02239-0.
Contact information
Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.
Contact person: Barrie Dams
Faculty of Engineering & Design
Architecture & Civil Engineering
Research Centres & Institutes
Centre for Innovative Construction Materials (CICM)
