This dissertation details the development of a low cost polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber reinforced composite to display enhanced strain capacity employing micromechanics-based …
F Li, Z Li - International journal of solids and structures, 2001 - Elsevier
The tensile properties of concrete can be enhanced substantially by incorporating high strength and small diameter short fibers, which leads to fiber reinforced concrete (FRC). For …
SP Fernberg, LA Berglund - Composites Science and Technology, 2001 - Elsevier
This work presents an experimental investigation of the fracture properties of three different short-fiber-reinforced composites [one chopped strand mat (CSM) and two sheet molding …
KE Kesner, SL Billington - Fracture mechanics of concrete structures, 2001 - framcos.org
Traditional civil engineering materials such as reinforced concrete are continually being engineered with more specific performance characteristics. Engineered cementitious …
N Ramanalingam, P Paramasivam, MA Mansur… - Special …, 2001 - concrete.org
Svnopsis: In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the development of thin walled fiber reinforced cement composites for structural applications. In these composites …
M Maalej - Journal of materials science, 2001 - Springer
The influence of fiber rupture, fiber pull-out and fiber tensile strength distribution on the post- cracking behavior of short-randomly-distributed fiber reinforced brittle-matrix composites has …
Y Kitsutaka, Y Takahashi - Journal of Structural and Construction …, 2001 - iitk.ac.in
In this study, the fracture process of strain softening and hardening material which has the crack dispersion and localization characteristics was studied. Numerical analysis method to …
This dissertation investigates a dispersion/stabilization technique to improve the fluidity of heteroflocculating concentrated suspensions, and applies the technique to develop self …