Research Article

Experimental Investigation on Effect of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Fibres on the Behavior of Plain Cement Mortar Composite Round Bars under Direct Tension

Table 2

Specimen characteristics of mix proportion used 1 : 1.

Length of the specimens500 mm
Diameter of the specimens30 mm
Water cement ratio0.40
Percentage of carbon fibers (CFs) used2.25% by the weight of the cement.
Percentage of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) used0.5% by the weight of the cement.