Characterization of a polypropylene fibered cement composite using ESEM, FESEM and mechanical testing

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 396-403

  Santos, A García ^a   Rincon J Ma ^b   Romero, M ^b   Talero, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

^c Stability Mat Instituo E T ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Polypropylene fibres; Reinforced cement mortar; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FORMALDEHYDE; MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

IONIC SOLUTION; MECHANICAL MOLDING; POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS; REINFORCED CEMENT MORTAR;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 13444254162     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2004.07.023     Document Type: Article

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