Mechanical improvement of concrete by irradiated polypropylene fibers

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1426-1431

  Martínez Barrera, Gonzalo ^a,b   Vigueras Santiago, Enrique ^a   Hernández López, Susana ^a   Brostow, Witold ^b   Menchaca Campos, Carmina ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Center for Advanced Research and Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; GAMMA RAYS; POLYPROPYLENES; PORTLAND CEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE (FRC); POLYMERIC-FIBER SURFACES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 27844544764     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20418     Document Type: Article

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