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ALKALI-RESISTANT GLASS FIBER [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
CONT

Glass fibers in concrete were initiated in the 1950s but were largely unsuccessful due to their loss of strength in the high alkaline environment of Portland cement concrete. This resulted in an alkali-resistant glass fiber produced in England by Fiberglass, Ltd....

OBS

alkali resistance: A property required of those materials which come into contact with alkalis, and particularly of paint applied to new concrete, brickwork or plaster, the lime in which can break down the oil in the paintwork....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux

Spanish

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