Effect of transition zone on elastic stresses in concrete materials

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-282

  Ramesh, G ^a   Sotelino, E D ^a   Chen, W F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

INTERFACIAL SHEAR BONDS; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0032207420     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(1998)10:4(275)     Document Type: Article

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