The effect of polypropylene fibers on asphalt performance

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1065-1071

  Tapkin, Serkan ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fatigue life; Flow; Marshall stability; Polypropylene fibers

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENES;

FIBER-REINFORCED ASPHALT; MARSHALL STABILITY; REFLECTION CRACKING; RUTTING RESISTANCE;

ASPHALT;

ASPHALT; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENES;

ADHESION; ASPHALT; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CRACKING; FATIGUE; FLOW;

EID: 38849126053     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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