A comparative study of concretes reinforced with carbon, polyethylene, and steel fibers and their improvement by latex addition

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-133

  Chen, Pu Woei ^a   Chung, D D L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Carbon; Concretes; Fibers; Latex (plastic); Mortars (material); Plastics, polymers, and resins

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE ADDITIVES; COSTS; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; LATEXES; MORTAR; POLYETHYLENES; STEEL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ELONGATION; STEEL FIBERS; TENSILE MODULUS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0030105296     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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