Improved durability of vegetable fiber reinforced cement composite subject to accelerated carbonation at early age

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-58

  Almeida, A E F S ^a   Tonoli, G H D ^b   Santos, S F ^a   Savastano, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbonation; Cure; Fiber cement composite; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Vegetable fiber

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CEMENTS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CURING; DURABILITY; FIBERS; HYDRATED LIME; REINFORCEMENT;

ACCELERATED CARBONATION; CEMENT COMPOSITE; CURE; EARLY AGE; EUCALYPTUS PULPS; FIBER CEMENT COMPOSITE; FIBER CEMENTS; FIBER REINFORCED CEMENT COMPOSITES; REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; VEGETABLE FIBER;

VEGETABLES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CEMENT; COMPOSITES; CURING; DURABILITY; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; REINFORCEMENT; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84884908043     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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