Properties of lightweight expanded polystyrene concrete reinforced with steel fiber

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1259-1263

  Chen, Bing ^a   Liu, Juanyu ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Concrete; EPS; Fiber reinforcement; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMPACT RESISTANCE; PLASTICS CASTING; POLYSTYRENES; SHRINKAGE; STEEL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENES (EPS); FIBER REINFORCEMENTS; SILICA FUMES; STEEL FIBERS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 2942726610     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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