Size effect and boundary conditions in the Brazilian test: Experimental verification

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 210-217

  Rocco, C ^a   Guinea, G V ^b   Planas, J ^b   Elices, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Clin Hosp Cd Universitaria S n   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BRITTLENESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; GRANITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORTAR; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH;

MATERIALS TESTING;

EID: 0032653816     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02481517     Document Type: Article

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