Effect of acrylic fibres geometry on physical, mechanical and durability properties of cement mortars

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 189-196

  Pereira De Oliveira, Luiz A ^a   Castro Gomes, João P ^a   Nepomuceno, Miguel C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acrylic fibre; Aspect ratio; Cement mortar; Plastic shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC FIBRES; BULK DENSITY; CEMENT MORTAR; CEMENT MORTARS; CEMENT-BASED; CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; DURABILITY PROPERTY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; L/D RATIO; MORTAR MIXES; PLASTIC SHRINKAGE; POLYPROPYLENE FIBRES; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY; VOLUME PERCENTAGE;

ASPECT RATIO; CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DURABILITY; GLASS; INVESTMENTS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SHRINKAGE; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION;

MORTAR;

EID: 80755136602     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.07.061     Document Type: Article

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