Direct tensile tests on concretelike materials: Structural and constitutive behaviors

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 364-371

  Rosati, G ^a   Natali Sora, M P ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; COHESIVE LAWS; COMPLETE STRESS-STRAIN; CONCRETE SOFTENING; CONCRETE-LIKE MATERIALS; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIORS; CRACK LOCALIZATION; DIRECT TENSILE TEST; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; HIGH-STRENGTH; LOAD DISPLACEMENTS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NON-LINEAR STRESS-STRAIN; PSEUDOELASTIC; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTORS; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIORS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

TENSILE TESTING;

EID: 0041908117     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2001)127:4(364)     Document Type: Article

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