Fibre reinforcing composites
AssigneeThe Governing Council of the University of Toronto
InventorsVictor Riley, Ian Macnab, John Timusk, Edward English
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Abstract
Fibre reinforced composites of cementitious materials or gypsum are reinforced with pre-combined mixtures of strong reinforcing fibres e.g., glass or steel, and water absorbent fibres, e.g., cotton. Examples of composites are cement pipes, wall boards, etc.
Claims5
A fibre reinforced gypsum composite comprising gypsum matrix material having embedded therein a woven tape, said woven tape comprising an interweave of absorbent fibres with reinforcing glass fibres, said reinforcing glass fibres being glass yarn coated with a thermoplastic organic polymer, said polymer being selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, nylon and polystyrene.
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