Determination of concrete fracture parameters from a three-point bending test

Tsinghua Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 726-733

  Zhang, Jun ^a   Liu, Qian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bending test; Cracking strength; Stress crack width relationship; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CRACKS; FRACTURE; PORTLAND CEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

LOAD POINT DISPLACEMENT; STRESS CRACK WIDTH; THREE POINT BENDING TEST;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 1642634081     PISSN: 10070214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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