Performance of alkali-resistant glass fiber reinforced concrete

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 617-630

  Ghugal, Yuwaraj M ^a   Deshmukh, Santosh B ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Alkali resistant glass fiber; Aspect ratio of fiber; Elastic constants; GFRC; Law of mixtures; Optimum fiber content; Strength of concrete; Volume fraction of fibers; Workability

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BENDING STRENGTH; CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS FIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUME FRACTION;

ALKALI-RESISTANT GLASS FIBER; ASPECT RATIO OF FIBER; GFRC; LAW OF MIXTURES; OPTIMUM FIBER CONTENT; STRENGTH OF CONCRETE; WORKABILITY;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 33645688399     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684405058273     Document Type: Article

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