Title: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Cements: Structure, Performance, Applications and Research Needs

Author(s): Nemkumar Banthia

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 142

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 91-120

Keywords: carbon; composite materials; cracking (fracturing); durability; fiber reinforced concretes; fibers; mechanical properties; tensile strength; toughness; Materials Research

DOI: 10.14359/1183

Date: 1/1/1994

Abstract:
Describes improvements in the performance characteristics of cements due to carbon fiber reinforcement. In particular, the structure, physical properties, mechanical behavior, and durability aspects of carbon-cement composites using pitch-based fibers are discussed. The various possible applications of these composites in structural and nonstructural applications are enumerated and future research needs to be identified.