CARDIFRC® – Development and mechanical properties. Part I: Development and workability
Authors:
- S. D. P. BensonSBS. D. P. Benson
- B. L. KarihalooBKB. L. Karihaloo
- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Magazine of Concrete Research
- Vol. 57 (6) , 347-352
Abstract
Part I of this three-part paper describes the various steps that led to the development of a class of high performance short steel fibre-reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCCs) which has been patented under the trade name CARDIFRC®. This class of materials generally contains no coarse aggregates and is characterised by high tensile/flexural strength and high toughness. A method is proposed for quantifying the workability of such a mix without fibres in terms of its fracture toughness.Keywords
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