Experimental study of the thermo-mechanical properties of recycled PET fiber-reinforced concrete

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2368-2374

  Fraternali, Fernando ^a   Ciancia, Vincenzo ^a   Chechile, Rosaria ^a   Rizzano, Gianvittorio ^a   Feo, Luciano ^a   Incarnato, Loredana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Ductility indices; Fiber reinforced concrete; First crack strength; Recycled PET; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BOTTLES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; CRACKS; DUCTILITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC RECYCLING; RECYCLING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CRACK STRENGTH; DUCTILITY INDICES; FIBER DOSAGES; FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETES; PLAIN CONCRETE; RECYCLED PET; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 80052283902     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.03.025     Document Type: Article

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