Temperature and moisture effects on selected properties of wood fiber-cement composites

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 737-741

  Blankenhorn, Paul R ^a   Silsbee, Michael R ^a   Blankenhorn, Brad D ^a   Dicola, Maria ^a   Kessler, Kevin ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DETERIORATION; FREEZING; NATURAL FIBERS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; THAWING; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

KRAFT SOFTWOOD FIBERS; MOISTURE CYCLING;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0033121940     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(99)00046-0     Document Type: Article

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