Influence of concrete composition on the characterization of fracture surface

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 153-157

  Yan, An ^a   Wu, Ke Ru ^a   Zhang, Dong ^a   Yao, Wu ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composition of concrete; Fractal dimension; Fracture surface

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; FRACTURE; LASER THEORY; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TRIANGULATION; WATER;

LASER TRIANGULATION;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

EID: 0037210669     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(02)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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