Tracing initiation and propagation of cracks in composite slabs

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 756-761

  Lin, Yiching ^a   Yen, J Y Richard ^a   Chen, Chen Fung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Evonik Taiwan Ltd8F   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN; COMPOSITE SLABS; IMPACT ECHO METHOD; STATIC LOADS; TRANSIENT STRESS WAVES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0030196310     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1996)122:7(756)     Document Type: Article

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