Zero-brittleness size-effect method for one-size fracture test of concrete

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 458-468

  Bažant, Zdeněk P ^a,b   Li, Zhengzhi ^b  

^a ASCE ^*

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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FRACTURE TEST;

EID: 0030318741     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(1996)122:5(458)     Document Type: Article

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