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R. A. Khushnood et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 34 (2015) 534-542; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.34.59 538 average plate size restricted to less than 800 nm and thickness varying from less than 100 nm up to 300 nm. Such plates seem to be free from entanglement problem as associated with nanotubes and nanofibers, therefore it would be relatively easy to disperse them in the cement matrix EDX spectrum of CRBF particles is shown in Figure 4b. The spectrum displayed presence of C, Si, Al, K and Mg in nano/micro carbonized inerts with detailed proportions given in Table 5. Figure 3 : Raman spectrum of pyrolyzed bagasse fibers Figure 4 : FESEM micrograph (a) and EDX spectrum (b) of CRBF particles Elements C Al Si K Mg Content (wt.%) 44 26.5 9.5 2.5 1.3 Table 5 : Elemental analysis of CRBF particles Mechanical Characterization Load-CMOD curves from three point bending tests on cement formulations with and without CRBF reinforcements are displayed in Figure 5. The comparison load-CMOD curves comprise on the typical specimen’s curve randomly selected from each formulation to have the idea concerning modification in the cracking behaviour of cementitious matrices on