Utilizing polypropylene fibers to improve physical and mechanical properties of concrete

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-96

  Bagherzadeh, Roohollah ^a,b   Sadeghi, Abdol Hossein ^a   Latifi, Masoud ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced concrete; mechanical properties; polypropylene fiber

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE MIXTURES; CRACKS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SHRINKAGE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE; CONCRETE MIXTURE DESIGNS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; HARDENED CONCRETE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER; RESTRAINED SHRINKAGE; SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 83455163284     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517511420767     Document Type: Article

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