Effect of alkali treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of coir fibres, coir fibre reinforced-polymer composites and reinforced-cementitious composites

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 168-182

  Yan, Libo ^a,b   Chouw, Nawawi ^c   Huang, Liang ^d   Kasal, Bohumil ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coir fibre; Coir fibre reinforced cementitious materials; Coir fibre reinforced polymer composites

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BENDING TESTS; BRIDGE DECKS; CEMENTS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DAMPING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; COIR FIBRES; FOUR-POINT BENDING TEST; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPES; TENSILE AND FLEXURAL PROPERTIES;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84962034594     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.02.182     Document Type: Article

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