Microstructure and mechanical performance of modified mortar using hemp fibres and carbon nanotubes

Materials and Design

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-68

  Hamzaoui, Rabah ^a   Guessasma, Sofiane ^b,c   Mecheri, Boubakeur ^a   Eshtiaghi, Amir M ^a   Bennabi, Abdelkrim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b INRA   (France)

^c KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Compressive strength; Flexural strength; Mechanical properties; Modified mortar; Natural hemp fibres

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORTAR; OPTIMIZATION;

COMPRESSIVE AND FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; CURING TIME; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; PROCESSING CONDITION; REFERENCE CONDITION; REINFORCING EFFECTS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84888107395     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.10.084     Document Type: Article

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