Effect of large-diameter polymeric fibers on shrinkage cracking of cement composites

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 345-351

  Najm, H ^a   Balaguru, P ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete; Cracking; Drying shrinkage; Plastic shrinkage; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPOSITION; DRYING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL TESTING; PAVEMENTS; SHRINKAGE; SILICA; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION;

CEMENT COMPOSITES; POLYMERIC FIBERS; SHRINKAGE CRACKING; SILICA FUME; WHITETOPPING;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0036665387     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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