Impact strength of a few natural fibre reinforced cement mortar slabs: A comparative study

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 547-553

  Ramakrishna, G ^a   Sundararajan, T ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Impact crack resistance ratio; Impact strength; Natural fibres; Projectile test; Residual impact strength ratio

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CRACKS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPACT TESTING; NATURAL FIBERS; PORTLAND CEMENT; POTABLE WATER; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER ABSORPTION;

IMPACT CRACK-RESISTANCE RATIO; PROJECTILE TESTS; RESIDUAL IMPACT STRENGTH RATIO;

MORTAR;

CEMENT; IMPACT STRENGTH; MORTAR; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 14844364751     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2004.09.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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