Influence of fiber bridging on structural size-effect

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 31-32, 1998, Pages 4223-4238

  Li, Victor C ^a   Lin, Z L ^a   Matsumoto, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BENDING STRENGTH; BRITTLENESS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCRETES; CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FIBER BRIDGING; STRUCTURAL SIZE EFFECT;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0032207265     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(97)00311-9     Document Type: Article

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