Characterization of plastic shrinkage cracking in fiber reinforced concrete using image analysis and a modified Weibull function

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 386-395

  Qi, C ^a   Weiss, J ^a   Olek, J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTING; CRACK INITIATION; CURING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CRACK WIDTHS; FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE; GRAY LEVEL INTENSITY THRESHOLDING; PLASTIC SHRINKAGE CRACKING; SEMI-AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS; STRESS RISER;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0042342743     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02481064     Document Type: Article

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