Determination of fracture energy and process zone length using variable-notch one-size specimens

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-10

  Tang, Tianxi ^a   Yang, Sungchui ^c   Zollinger, Dan G ^b  

^a McDermott Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Compression; Fracture properties; Specimen; Tests

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL TESTING; TENSILE STRENGTH; DATA REDUCTION; FRACTURE TESTING; SPREADSHEETS;

COMPRESSION PRISM; FRACTURE ENERGY; SHAPE; SIZE; SIZE EFFECT LAW; SPLIT TENSION CYLINDERS; VARIABLE NOTCH ONE SIZE METHOD; PROCESS ZONE LENGTH; SIZE EFFECT LAW (SEL);

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032590353     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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