A simple method for determining material fracture parameters from peak loads

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-157

  Tang, Tianxi ^a   Ouyang, Chengsheng ^a   Shah, Surendra P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Beams (supports); Concretes; Cracking (fracturing); Finite element method; Tension; Tests

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CALCULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

NOTCH LENGTH; PEAK LOAD METHOD; SPLIT TENSION CYLINDER; THREE POINT BEND BEAM TEST;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0030109894     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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