Effect of microsilica and acrylic polymer treatment on the ageing of GRC

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-39

  Bartos, Peter J M ^a   Zhu, Wenzhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrylic polymer; Fibre bundles; Glass fibres; Glass reinforced cement; Interfaces bond micro fracture mechanics; Microsilica

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BONDING; DISPERSIONS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS FIBERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATERIALS TESTING; MODIFICATION; POLYACRYLATES; SILICA;

ACRYLIC POLYMER; FIBER BUNDLES; FIBER MATRIX INTERFACE; FIBER TREATMENTS; INTERFACES BOND MICRO FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATRIX MODIFICATION; MICROSILICA;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0029734321     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0958-9465(95)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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