Development of a direct tensile test for compacted earth blocks reinforced with natural fibers

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-98

  Mesbah, A ^a   Morel, J C ^a   Walker, P ^b   Ghavami, Kh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blocks; Building materials; Clays; Fiber reinforced materials; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DUCTILITY; MASONRY MATERIALS; NATURAL FIBERS; SHRINKAGE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

CLAY FIRED BRICKS; EARTH BLOCK MASONRY;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; REINFORCEMENT; SOIL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 1242344703     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2004)16:1(95)     Document Type: Article

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