Effect of fibre aspect ratio on mechanical properties of soil building blocks

•Most fibres will produce increasing block strength with increasing fibre length.•Some fibres have an optimal aspect ratio when used in soil blocks.•Natural fibres continue to hold blocks together after failure of the soil matrix.•The effect of fibre aspect ratio is similar in magnitude to effect of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Construction & building materials 2015-05, Vol.83, p.314-319
Hauptverfasser:	Danso, Humphrey, Martinson, D. Brett, Ali, Muhammad, Williams, John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural waste fibres Analysis Aspect ratio Blocks (Building materials) Compressive strength Mechanical properties Soil blocks Splitting tensile strength
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