Use of recycled waste pet bottles fibers for the reinforcement of concrete

Composite Structures

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 396-404

  Foti, Dora ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concrete ductility and durability; Fiber reinforcement; Waste PET bottles

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE SPECIMENS; MASONRY STRUCTURES; OR-NETWORKS; REINFORCING MATERIALS; STEEL BARS; STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT; WASTE PET; WASTE POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

BOTTLES; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS;

BOTTLES; DUCTILITY; DURABILITY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 84870400665     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.09.019     Document Type: Article

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