Fracture toughness of micro-fiber reinforced cement composites

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 18, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 251-269

  Banthia, N ^a   Sheng, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOADS (FORCES); MATERIALS TESTING; MORTAR; POLYPROPYLENES; STEEL; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CRACK GROWTH RESISTANCE; CRACK OPENING RESISTANCE; FOUR POINT BENDING TEST; MICRO FIBER REINFORCED CEMENT COMPOSITES; MICRO FIBER REINFORCEMENT;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0030214680     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0958-9465(95)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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