Embrittlement and decrease of apparent strength in large-sized concrete structures

Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue PART 4, 2002, Pages 425-448

  Carpinteri, Alberto ^a   Chiaia, Bernardino ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concrete structures; Fractal geometry; Size effects

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

UNNOTCHED STRUCTURES;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036702640     PISSN: 02562499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02706992     Document Type: Article

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