Influence of size on fracture energy of concrete

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 34, Issue 239, 2001, Pages 260-265

  Trunk, B ^a,b   Wittmann, F H ^a,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

^c Bd of Editors of Mat and Struct ^*

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EID: 0012390739     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/13739     Document Type: Article

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