The use of plant fibers as a reinforcement in polyester matrices requires the issue of compatibility between the two phases to be addressed. Because plant fibers present hydrophilic surfaces and polyesters are generally hydrophobic, poor fibermatrix dispersion and wetting of the fibers by the matrix
Effect of steel fiber on the mechanical properties of oil palm shell lightweight concrete
β Scribed by Payam Shafigh; Hilmi Mahmud; Mohd Zamin Jumaat
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Weight
- 538 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0261-3069
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