Fracture process zone analysis of concrete using moiré interferometry

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 367-373

  He, S ^a   Feng, Z ^b   Rowlands, R E ^c  

^a Applied Superconductivity Center   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BRITTLENESS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFEROMETRY; MORTAR; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

FRACTURE PROCESS ZONE (FPZ); MOIRE INTERFEROMETRY;

CONCRETE TESTING;

CONCRETE; FRACTURE; INTERFEROMETRY;

CONCRETE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0031236540     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02317433     Document Type: Article

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