The effects of the fiber contents on the mechanic properties of the adobes

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-227

  Yetgin, Şükrü ^a   ÇAVDAR, Özlem ^a   Çavdar, Ahmet ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adobe; Clay content; Fiber content; Mechanical properties; Straw

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHRINKAGE; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; TENSILE TESTING; WATER CONTENT;

ADOBE MIXTURES; CLAY CONTENT; FIBER CONTENT; FIBER CONTENTS; NATURAL FIBER MIXTURES; SHRINKAGE RATES;

NATURAL FIBERS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; SHRINKAGE;

EID: 37349050320     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.08.022     Document Type: Article

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