Toughness measurements on steel fibre-reinforced high strength concrete

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 329-340

  Taylor, M ^a   Lydon, F D ^a   Barr, B I G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibre reinforced concrete; Fracture tests; High strength concrete; Strength tests; Toughness; Toughness indices

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE TESTING; STEEL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING;

FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETES; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0031197702     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(97)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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