Patent References 2681863 3062670 3147127 3289371 Water soluble sizing for glass fibers and glass fibers sized therewith Method and apparatus for producing shaped glass fiber reinforced cementitious articles Patent #: 4187275 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/093770 filed on 11/13/1979US Classes:106/692, Aluminous cement (e.g., high alumina, calcium aluminate, etc.)106/694, Soil, diatomaceous earth, clay, shale, slate, or rock-type material containing or material for treating soil or earth (e.g., soil stabilization, etc.)106/706, Soil, diatomaceous earth, clay, shale, slate or rock containing or material for treating soil or earth (e.g., soil stabilization, etc.)106/711, Mineral fibers or glass fibers containing (e.g., slag wool, cotton wool, mineral wool, rock wool, etc.)106/714, Slag containing (e.g., blast furnace slag, etc.)501/35FibersExaminersPrimary: Poer, JamesAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC04B 28/02 (20060101)C04B 28/00 (20060101) AbstractInorganic mortars, cements, and concrete are subject to crazing, cracking and spalling when subjected to alternate freezing and thawing. The present invention significantly decreases this affect by providing a network of tiny glass filaments having a hydrophilic surface throughout the mortars and cements. Preferably there should be more than approximately 675 lineal inches of network forming filament per cubic inch of mortar. | |