A practical method for uniaxial tension test of concrete

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 365-371

  Akita, H ^a   Koide, H ^a   Tomon, M ^a   Sohn, D ^a  

^a TOHOKU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

TENSION SOFTENING CURVES; UNIAXIAL TENSION TEST;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0042342744     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02481061     Document Type: Article

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