Effects of fiber curvature on the microstructure of the interfacial transition zone in fresh concrete

Frontiers of Architecture and Civil Engineering in China

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-106

  Chen, Huisu ^a   Sun, Wei ^a   Zhao, Qingxin ^b   Sluys, L J ^c   Stroeven, P ^c  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Computer modeling; Curvature; Fiber; Interfacial transition zone; Microstructure; Solid volume fraction; Water cement ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250776582     PISSN: 16737407     EISSN: 16737512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11709-007-0010-6     Document Type: Article

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