Micromechanical modeling of brick-masonry fracture

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 731-737

  Guinea, G V ^a,c   Hussein, G ^b   Elices, M ^a   Planas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACKS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS;

COHESIVE CRACKS;

BRICK;

EID: 0033692168     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(00)00228-3     Document Type: Article

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