The effects of silica fume and polypropylene fibers on the impact resistance and mechanical properties of concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 927-933

  Nili, Mahmoud ^a   Afroughsabet, V ^a  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Impact resistance; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene fibers; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

CEMENT REPLACEMENT MATERIALS; CONCRETE MIXTURE; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; IMPACT LOADINGS; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER; POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS; STRENGTH PERFORMANCE; STRENGTH PROPERTY; WATER-CEMENT RATIO;

CEMENTS; FIBERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MIXTURES; OXIDES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SILICA; SILICA FUME; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77949772861     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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