Assessing the ITZ microcracking via scanning electron microscope and its effect on the failure behavior of concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 358-363

  Akçaoǧlu, Tülin ^a   Tokyay, Mustafa ^b   Çelik, Tahir ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Interfacial transition zone; Microcracking; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MICROCRACKING; MORTAR; POROSITY; RIGIDITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; TEXTURES;

INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE (ITZ); STRESS LEVELS; SURFACE TEXTURES; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

EID: 13644265820     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.05.042     Document Type: Article

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