Effect of crack control in mortars containing polypropylene fibers on the corrosion of steel in a cementitious matrix

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 134-141

  Sanjuan M A ^a   Andrade, C ^a   Bentur, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Corrosion; Cracking (fracturing); Mortars (material); Polypropylene fibers; Reinforcing steels

Indexed keywords

BARS (METAL); COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CURING; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; MORTAR; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYPROPYLENES; SHRINKAGE; STEEL CORROSION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

LINEAR POLARIZATION METHOD; POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0031102212     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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