Model for predicting the fracture process zone and R-curve for high strength FRC

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-133

  Eissa, A B ^a   Batson, G ^b  

^a GPC   (Qatar)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CMOD; CTOD; R curve; Steel fiber reinforced concrete; Toughness; Weight function

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CRACKS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEEL; TOUGHNESS;

CRACK MOUTH OPENING DISPLACEMENT; CRACK TIP OPENING DISPLACEMENT; FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE; WEIGHT FUNCTION;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0030124924     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0958-9465(96)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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