Improving the dispersion of steel fibers in cement mortar by the addition of silane

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 309-311

  Cao, Jingyao ^a   Chung, D D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Electrical properties; Fiber reinforcement; Mortar; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

MORTAR; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SILICA FUME; SOLVENTS;

ADMIXTURE; CEMENT MORTARS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; FIBER REINFORCEMENT (E); FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FIBRE REINFORCED MORTARS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS;

STEEL FIBERS;

EID: 0008778867     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(00)00470-1     Document Type: Article

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