Durability analysis of bamboo as concrete reinforcement

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 981-989

  Lima Jr , Humberto C ^a,b   Willrich, Fabio L ^c   Barbosa, Normando P ^d   Rosa, Maxer A ^c   Cunha, Bruna S ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Apt 301 ^*  (Brazil)

^c Western State University of Paraná   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Concrete; Durability; Reinforcement; Tensile strength; Young's Modulus

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; DURABILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; HYDRATED LIME; REINFORCED CONCRETE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WETTING;

BAMBOO CULMS; CONCRETE MATRIX; DENCROCALAMUS GIGANTEUS BAMBOO;

BAMBOO;

BAMBOO; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; ELASTIC STRENGTH;

EID: 42549106418     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-007-9299-9     Document Type: Article

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