The effects of fibres on the plastic shrinkage cracking of high strength concrete

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 34, Issue 247, 2002, Pages 189-194

  Branch, J ^a   Rawling, A ^a   Hannant, D J ^a   Mulheron, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; POLYPROPYLENES; SHRINKAGE; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING;

COMPOSITE POST-CRACK STRENGTH; CRACK AREA; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE; PLASTIC SHRINKAGE CRACKING; POLYPROPYLENE FIBRES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0036529504     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02533588     Document Type: Article

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