How do polypropylene fibers improve the spalling behavior of in-situ concrete?

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 929-942

  Zeiml, Matthias ^a   Leithner, David ^a   Lackner, Roman ^a   Mang, Herbert A ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fire; Mercury porosimetry; Permeability; Polypropylene fibers; Spalling; Workability

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYPROPYLENES; SPALLING;

MERCURY POROSIMETRY; POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS; WORKABILITY;

CONCRETES;

EID: 33646106555     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2005.12.018     Document Type: Article

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