Tensile properties of synthetic fiber reinforced mortar

Y Wang, VC Li, S Backer - Cement and Concrete Composites, 1990 - Elsevier
This paper reports on an experimental study of synthetic fiber reinforced mortar. The fibers
used included aramid, high-strength high-modulus polyethylene, and polypropylene, and …

Fracture energy optimization in synthetic fiber reinforced cementitious composites

VC Li, Y Wang, S Backer - MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL), 1990 - cambridge.org
A study has been carried out on cementitious composites reinforced with various synthetic
fibers, focusing on their tensile behavior, toughness, and fracture mechanisms. A model is …

Non-linear fracture mechanics of inhomogeneous quasi-brittle materials

VC Li - Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics, 1990 - Springer
This chapter presents a survey of non-linear fracture mechanics of inhomogeneous
quasibrittle material. The large scale bridging in the fracture process zone is explicitly …