Mechanically pulped sisal as reinforcement in cementitious matrices

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-319

  Savastano Jr , H ^a   Warden, P G ^b   Coutts, R S P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Assedo Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative fibre cements; Clinker free cement; Microscopy; Vegetable fibres

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BINDERS; BONDING; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLAGS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ALTERNATIVE FIBRE-CEMENTS;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

BINDERS; CHEMITHERMOMECHANICAL PULPING; ELASTIC STRENGTH; PORTLAND CEMENT; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SLAG;

EID: 0037397208     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(02)00055-0     Document Type: Article

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