Composite cement reinforced coconut fiber: Physical and mechanical properties and fracture behavior

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1228-1240

  Abdullah, Alida ^a   Jamaludin, Shamsul Baharin ^a   Noor, Mazlee Mohd ^a   Hussin, Kamarudin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coconut fiber; Composites; Construction materials; Fibers; Portland cement

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655175286     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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