Alignment of hooked-end fibres in matrices with similar rheological behaviour to cementitious composites through homogeneous magnetic fields

The results obtained here assess how a MF with intensities adjusted to a known τo of a matrix can induce fibres orientation. Some steel fibre parameters such as geometry (specially length) and mass, affect considerably the total induced torque needed to rotate the fibres, and hence to align them in a matrix. Besides, rheological parameters can be also adjusted to achieve the fibre alignment, as well as the magnetic pulse shape and the magnetic field peak intensity.