Concrete reinforced with irradiated nylon fibers

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 484-491

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

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (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; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GRAVEL; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SAND; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

IRRADIATED FIBERS; IRRADIATED NYLON FIBERS; POLYMERIC FIBERS;

NYLON POLYMERS;

EID: 33644525583     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0058     Document Type: Article

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