Direct tension test of concrete

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-71

  Zheng, W ^a   Kwan, A K H ^a   Lee, P K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Compression test; Tensile strength; Test

Indexed keywords

BONDING; COMPACTION; STEEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

CUBE COMPRESSION TEST;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0035241307     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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