Fiber-reinforced concrete incorporating locally available natural fibers in normal- and high-strength concrete and a performance analysis with steel fiber-reinforced composite concrete

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-122

  Islam, Syed Mazharul ^a   Hussain, Raja Rizwan ^b   Morshed, Md Abu Zakir ^c  

^a WASA   (Bangladesh)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KHULNA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Composite materials; material properties; natural and steel fibers; normal and high strength concrete

Indexed keywords

COIR FIBERS; COMPOSITE CONCRETES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIBER DOSAGES; FIBER VOLUME; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETES; FLEXURAL TOUGHNESS; FRESH CONCRETE; HARDENED CONCRETE; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; INDIRECT TENSILE STRENGTH; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL AND STEEL FIBERS; NORMAL STRENGTH CONCRETES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PLAIN CONCRETE; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; STEEL FIBERS; TENSILE TESTS;

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DUCTILITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TESTING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

BEND STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; DUCTILITY; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; STEEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTERS;

EID: 84555189412     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998311410492     Document Type: Article

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