Experimental investigation on the potential use of poly(vinyl alcohol) short fibers in fiber-reinforced cement-based composites

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-52

  Garcia, Sandra ^a   Naaman, Antoine E ^a   Pera, Jean ^b,c  

^a University of Michigan   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c RILEM   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCRETE TESTING; CURING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SOLUBILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

FIBER REINFORCED CEMENT BASED COMPOSITES;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0030622835     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02498739     Document Type: Article

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