Properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) fiber reinforced high-performance organic aggregate cementitious material: Converting brittle to plastic

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Toutanji, H ^a   Xu, B ^a   Gilbert, J ^b   Lavin, T ^c  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b Soems Corporation ^*  (United States)

^c Soems Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Fracture toughness; High performance; ITZ, interfacial transition zone; Lightweight; PVA(polyvinylalcohol) fiber; PVB

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; HIGH-PERFORMANCE; ITZ, INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; LIGHTWEIGHT; PVA(POLYVINYLALCOHOL) FIBER; PVB;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBERS; FRACTURE; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TITRATION;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 70349755913     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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