Online SEM investigation of microcrack characteristics of concretes at various temperatures

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1385-1390

  Wang, Xi Shu ^a   Wu, Bi Sheng ^a   Wang, Qing Yuan ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; High performance concrete; Microcracking; SEM; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CHARACTERIZATION; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCRACKS; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENT (COD); HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; INTERMIXED SAND EFFECTS; VALIDATION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 19944381238     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.07.015     Document Type: Article

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