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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Notations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Behaviour of fibre reinforced cementitious materials | |
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| Structure of fibre reinforced cementitious materials | |
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| Matrix | |
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| Fibres | |
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| The structure of the fibre-matrix interface | |
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| Fibre-cement interactions: stress transfer, bond and pull-out | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Straight fibres | |
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| Oriented fibres | |
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| Deformed fibres | |
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| Interfacial microstructure and processes | |
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| Mechanics of fibre reinforced cementitious composites | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Efficiency of fibre reinforcement | |
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| Composite materials approach | |
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| Fracture mechanics and interactions across cracks | |
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| Multiple cracking | |
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| Modelling of tensile behaviour | |
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| Modelling of flexural behaviour | |
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| Long-term performance: chemical and physical processes | |
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| Fibre degradation | |
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| Physical and microstructural effects | |
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| Volume stability and cracking | |
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| Accelerated ageing tests | |
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| Test methods | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Properties of the fresh mix | |
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| Properties of the hardened composite | |
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| Cementitious composites with different fibres | |
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| Steel fibres | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Technologies for producing SFRC | |
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| Mix design of SFRC | |
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| Mechanical properties of SFRC composites | |
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| Static mechanical properties | |
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| Dynamic mechanical properties | |
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| Durability of SFRC | |
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| Temperature extremes | |
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| Glass fibres | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Composition and properties of fibres for GRC | |
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| Production of GRC composites | |
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| Properties and behaviour of GRC composites | |
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| Ageing mechanisms of GRC composites | |
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| GRC systems of improved durability | |
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| Design and application considerations | |
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| Asbestos fibres | |
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| Production processes | |
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| Structure and properties of asbestos fibres | |
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| Mechanical properties of asbestos-cement composites | |
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| Reinforcing mechanisms in asbestos-cement composites | |
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| Long-term performance | |
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| Asbestos-cement replacement | |
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| Synthetic fibres | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Low modulus fibres | |
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| High modulus fibres | |
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| Natural fibres | |
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| Fibre classification and properties | |
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| Natural fibres for low cost cementitious composites | |
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| Reinforcement with cellulose-pulp | |
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| Mechanics of natural fibre reinforced cementitious composites | |
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| Long-term performance | |
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| High performance systems | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Mechanics of high performance FRC | |
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| High volume-high aspect ratio fibre reinforcement | |
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| Mono-fibre systems with high density matrix | |
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| Mono-fibre systems with normal strength matrix | |
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| Hybrid fibre systems | |
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| Slip hardening fibres | |
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| FRC with polymer-cement matrices | |
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| Continuous reinforcement | |
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| Structure and properties | |
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| Yarns: structure and properties | |
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| Bonding of fabrics | |
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| Reinforcing effects and mechanisms in the composites | |
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| Applications of fibre reinforced concrete | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Structural design considerations | |
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| Pavements and slabs on grade | |
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| Fibre shotcrete | |
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| Self-compacting FRC | |
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| Precast concrete | |
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| Cladding | |
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| Concluding remarks | |
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| Index | |