Empirical modeling of reinforced concrete shear strength size effect for members without stirrups

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 232-241

  Bentz, Evan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Shear strength; Size effect; Stirrup

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; CURVE FITTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

SIZE EFFECT; STIRRUP;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 15044352017     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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