Energetic-statistical size effect in quasibrittle failure at crack initiation

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 381-392

  Bazant, Zdenëk P ^a   Novâk, Drahomfr ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE TESTING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

ENERGETIC STATISTICAL SIZE EFFECT; MODULUS OF RUPTURE; NOMINAL STRENGTH; QUASIBRITTLE STRUCTURES;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 0034191718     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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