Assessment of microcrack development in concrete materials of different strengths

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 37, Issue 274, 2004, Pages 724-731

  Elzafraney, M ^a   Soroushian, P ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; MICROCRACKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHRINKAGE; STATISTICAL METHODS; TENSILE STRESS;

CRACK SPECIFIC SURFACES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (ESEM); MICROCRACK SYSTEMS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 10844291782     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/14043     Document Type: Article

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