Optimal steel fiber strength for reinforcement of cementitious materials

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 116-123

  Leung, Christopher K Y ^a,c   Shapiro, Nathan ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b DeSimone Consulting Engineers   (United States)

^c ASCE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CRACK BRIDGING; FIBER PULLOUT TESTING; STEEL FIBERS;

CEMENTS; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; CONCRETE TESTING; CRACK PROPAGATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STEEL; YIELD STRESS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

FIBER PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; METAL FIBER; PULL-OUT; STRENGTH;

EID: 0033137110     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(1999)11:2(116)     Document Type: Article

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