Experimental method to determine extension of fracture-process zone

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 15-23

  Hu, Xiaozhi ^a   Wittmann, Folker H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE CALIBRATION CURVES; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONE; MULTICUTTING TECHNIQUE;

CEMENT - CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATERIALS TESTING - FRACTURE;

MORTAR;

EID: 0025382916     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(1990)2:1(15)     Document Type: Article

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