Effect of a polypropylene fibre on the behaviour of aerial lime-based mortars

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 992-1000

  Izaguirre, A ^a   Lanas, J ^b   Alvarez, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Polígono Talluntxe II C/M ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Admixture; Durability; Freezing and thawing; Lime mortar; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene fibre

Indexed keywords

ADMIXTURE; AIR CONTENT; FREEZING AND THAWING; FREEZING THAWING CYCLES; HARDENED STATE; LIME MORTAR; LOW DOSAGE; MACROSCOPIC CRACKS; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; POLYPROPYLENE FIBRE; POLYPROPYLENE FIBRES; SETTING TIME; WATER RETENTION; WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY;

CRACKS; FIBERS; FREEZING; LIME; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MERCURY (METAL); MORTAR; THAWING; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

DURABILITY;

EID: 78649821267     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.06.080     Document Type: Article

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