Pullout behavior of polypropylene fibers from cementitious matrix

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1919-1925

  Singh, Sehaj ^a   Shukla, Arun ^a   Brown, Richard ^a  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Bond strength; Cement paste; Fiber reinforcement; Polymers; Pullout strength

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH; CEMENT PASTES; FIBER REINFORCEMENT; PULLOUT STRENGTH;

ABSORPTION; ADHESION; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEGRADATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRICTION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 4344686936     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.02.014     Document Type: Article

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