Fiber-Reinforced Cements and Concretes. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Colin D Johnston.
• Authors: Johnston, Colin D
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Terminology; 1.2 Nature of Fiber-Matrix Interactions; 2: FIBER-MATRIX INTERACTIONS IN THE FRESHLY MIXED STATE; 2.1 Mixture Consistency or Workability; 2.1.1 Effect of Fiber Aspect Ratio; 2.1.2 Effect of Paste Volume Fraction and Consistency; 2.1.3 Effect of Aggregate Maximum Size; 2.2 Compatibility with the Manufacturing Process; 2.2.1 Spray Process for Cement Pastes or Mortars. .; 2.2.2 Premix Process for Cement Pastes or Mortars 2.2.3 Modified Hatschek Process for Cement Pastes or Mortars2.2.4 Conventional Mixing Process for Mortars or Concretes; 2.2.5 Shotcreting Processes for Mortars or Concretes; 2.2.6 Slurry Infiltration Process For Pastes or Mortars; 3: FIBER-MATRIX INTERACTIONS IN THE HARDENED STATE; 3.1 Fiber Reinforcing Effectiveness; 3.1.1 Intrinsic Fiber Properties; 3.1.2 Interfacial Shear Strength; 3.1.3 Effect of Fiber Orientation; 3.1.4 Group Fiber Interaction; 3.2 Optimal Fiber Development; 3.2.1 Fiber Profile; 3.2.2 Fiber Form; 3.2.3 Surface Deformation and Texture; 3.2.4 Surface Coatings 3.2.5 Material Processing3.2.6 Fiber Size; 3.2.7 Effect of Matrix Characteristics; 3.3 Compatibility of Fiber and Matrix; 4: COMPOSITE BEHAVIOUR UNDER LOAD; 4.1 Direct Tension; 4.2 Compression; 4.3 Bending; 4.3.1 First-Crack Flexural Strength; 4.3.2 Post-Crack Behaviour; 4.4 Shear; 4.5 Effects of Preferential Fiber Alignment; 4.5.1 Thin Fiber-Reinforced Cement Sheets; 4.5.2 Fiber-Reinforced Concrete; 4.5.3 Consensus and Consequences; 4.6 Controlled Fiber Distribution; 5: MATERIALS, MIXTURE PROPORTIONING AND MANUFACTURE; 5.1 Fiber-Reinforced Cements and Mortars 5.1.1 Glass Fiber-Reinforced Cement (GFRC)5.1.2 New GFRC Matrices; 5.1.3 Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Cement; 5.1.4 Aramid Fiber-Reinforced Cement; 5.1.5 Natural Fiber-Reinforced Cements; 5.1.6 Fiber-Reinforced Cements Prepared by the Hatschek Process; 5.2 Fiber-Reinforced Concretes; 5.2.1 Mechanically Mixed Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete; 5.2.2 Mechanically Mixed Synthetic Fiber-Reinforced Concrete; 5.2.3 Fiber-Reinforced Shotcrete; 5.2.4 Slurry Infiltrated Fiber-Reinforced Concrete; 6: PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS -- FIBER-REINFORCED CEMENTS; 6.1 Specifications for Asbestos-Cement 6.2 Specifications for Non-Asbestos Fiber-Cement Products6.3 Glass Fiber-Reinforced Cements (GFRC); 6.3.1 AR Glass-Cement Interaction; 6.3.2 Early-Age Properties; 6.3.3 Aged Properties; 6.4 Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Cement (CFRC); 6.4.1 Modified CRFC's; 6.4.2 Durability; 6.4.3 Applications; 6.5 Aramid Fiber-Reinforced Cements; 6.6 Natural Fiber-Reinforced Cements; 6.7 Cellulose-Based Fiber-Reinforced Cements; 6.8 Other Synthetic Fiber-Reinforced Cements; 7: PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS -- FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETES; 7.1 Specifications for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 666.893; Concrete; Cement; Structural engineering; Cement; Concrete; Structural engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482298154; 1482298155
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