Performance of carbon nanofiber-cement composites with a high-range water reducer

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2142, 2010, Pages 109-113

  Gay, Catherine ^a   Sanchez, Florence ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SILICA FUME; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CARBON NANOFIBRES; CEMENT COMPOSITE; CEMENT PASTE; HIGH RANGE WATER REDUCER; INDIVIDUAL FIBERS; INHOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; PERFORMANCE; POLYCARBOXYLATES; SPLITTING-TENSILE STRENGTHS; WATER-BINDER RATIOS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS;

COMPOSITES; DISPERSIONS; FUMES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SILICA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78651284893     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2142-16     Document Type: Article

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