Micromechanical Properties of Steel-Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites Characterized with Nanoindentation

Figure 9

Indentation hardness with distance from the steel-fiber surface at different silica fume contents and water-binder ratios. (a) Water-binder ratio of 0.18. (b) Water-binder ratio of 0.21. (c) Water-binder ratio of 0.24.

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