Potential of structural pozzolanic matrix-hemp fiber grid composites

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2867-2874

  Asprone, Domenico ^a   Durante, Massimo ^a   Prota, Andrea ^a   Manfredi, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemp fiber; Inorganic composite; Pozzolanic mortar; Structural retrofit; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE SYSTEMS; EXISTING STRUCTURE; INORGANIC COMPOSITE; LATEX COATINGS; MATRIX; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; NEW MATERIAL; POZZOLANIC MORTAR; STRUCTURAL RETROFIT; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST;

COATINGS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DURABILITY; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; LATEXES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MORTAR; RETROFITTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NATURAL FIBERS;

COATINGS; COMPOSITES; DURABILITY; HEMP; LATEX; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MORTAR; NATURAL FIBERS;

EID: 79951856050     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.12.046     Document Type: Article

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