Experimental study of fracture of lightly reinforced concrete beams

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 31, Issue 214, 1996, Pages 683-691

  Ruiz, G ^a   Elices, M ^a,b,c   Planas, J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b RILEM ^*

^c Editorial Group of TC 090 FMA

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); CONCRETE TESTING; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STEEL; WIRE; YIELD STRESS;

LIGHTLY REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0032292672     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02480445     Document Type: Article

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