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STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF FIBER AND POLYMER-MODIFIED CONCRETE FOR MARINE STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS

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Date Issued:
1985
Summary:
This thesis presents the experimental and analytical investigation of the fiber (steel, glass and Kevlar), and latex-modified concrete structural members exposed to varying periods of marine environment. The findings indicate superior behavior of fibers in flexure (toughness) and impact. Fibers affect the compressive strength only marginally. Kevlar fibers are more stable in the marine environment compared to steel and glass. The addition of latex significantly improves the durability characteristics. Endochronic constitutive modeling enables realistic prediction of beam flexural behavior. The smallness of the size and number of specimens tested indicates the need for further experimentation with an increased number of members of larger dimensions.
Title: STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF FIBER AND POLYMER-MODIFIED CONCRETE FOR MARINE STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS.
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Name(s): NOMIKOS, GEORGE GERASSIMOS.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Reddy, Dronnadula V., Thesis advisor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1985
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 178 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: This thesis presents the experimental and analytical investigation of the fiber (steel, glass and Kevlar), and latex-modified concrete structural members exposed to varying periods of marine environment. The findings indicate superior behavior of fibers in flexure (toughness) and impact. Fibers affect the compressive strength only marginally. Kevlar fibers are more stable in the marine environment compared to steel and glass. The addition of latex significantly improves the durability characteristics. Endochronic constitutive modeling enables realistic prediction of beam flexural behavior. The smallness of the size and number of specimens tested indicates the need for further experimentation with an increased number of members of larger dimensions.
Identifier: 14258 (digitool), FADT14258 (IID), fau:11068 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1985.
Subject(s): Reinforced concrete, Fiber--Environmental testing
Polymer-impregnated concrete--Environmental testing
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