Fibre-Reinforced Geopolymer Composites
| dc.contributor.author | Ahmed, Shaikh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T14:01:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T14:01:04Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2013-12-11T04:18:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ahmed, S.F.U. 2014. Fibre-reinforced geopolymer composites (FRGCs) for structural applications, in Jim Low (ed), Advances in ceramic matrix composites, pp. 471-495. Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering; no. 45. Cambridge, UK: Woodhead Publishing. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37254 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
Concrete is brittle and has low tensile and flexural strength and strain capacity. Fibres make it ductile or quasi- ductile with improved tensile and flexural strength, strain capacity, toughness and energy absorption. The binder in fibre- reinforced cement composites (FRCCs) is mainly Portland cement. Environmental awareness in the construction industry is promoting alternative binders to reduce the amount of CO 2 released. The binders in FRCCs can be replaced with inorganic binders, called geopolymeric cement, to create fibre- reinforced geopolymer composites (FRGCs), which are greener. This chapter discusses mechanical properties for FRGCs reinforced with short fibres. Ductile fibre- reinforced geopolymer composites (DFRGCs) exhibiting strain hardening and multiple cracking in flexure are presented. | |
| dc.publisher | Woodhead publications | |
| dc.title | Fibre-Reinforced Geopolymer Composites | |
| dc.type | Book Chapter | |
| dcterms.source.startPage | 471 | |
| dcterms.source.endPage | 495 | |
| dcterms.source.title | Advances in Ceramic-Matrix Composites | |
| dcterms.source.isbn | 9780857091208 | |
| dcterms.source.place | UK | |
| dcterms.source.chapter | 28 | |
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