Evaluating the Effect of Cement and ARG Fiber on the Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Dune Sand

Table 2

Properties of alkali resistance glass (ARG) fiber [25].

Property	Value
Thermal expansion coefficient	9 × 10^−6/°C
Softening point	830°C
Densify	2.8 g/cm^3
Tensile strength	1.5 GN/m^2
Young’s modulus	74 GN/m^2
Strain at failure	2%
Alkali resistivity (weight loss)	0.8%
Acid resistivity (weight loss); Held at 80°C for 90 hr. in 10% HCL	1.6%