A comparative study of steel reinforced concrete and flax fibre reinforced polymer tube confined coconut fibre reinforced concrete beams

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 1155-1164

  Yan, Libo ^a   Chouw, Nawawi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

coconut fibre reinforced concrete; ductility; Flax fibre reinforced polymer; reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DUCTILITY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FLAX; LINEN; STEEL FIBERS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); YARN;

COCONUT COIR FIBERS; COCONUT FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE; FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS; FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETES; FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMERS; FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; FLAX FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER; FLAX FIBRES; PLAIN CONCRETE; POLYMER TUBES;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 84880874583     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684413487092     Document Type: Article

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