Fracture mechanics model for analysis of plain and reinforced high-performance concrete beams

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 831-838

  Raghu Prasad, B K ^a   Bharatkumar, B H ^b   Ramachandra Murthy, D S ^b   Narayanan, R ^b   Gopalakrishnan, S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b CSIR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Concrete beams; Fracture mechanics; Size effect; Softening

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STEEL STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TENSILE TESTING;

FUNDAMENTAL EQUILIBRIUM EQUATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE (HPC); REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS; SIZE EFFECT; SOFTENING; TENSION STIFFENING;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 24344446090     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2005)131:8(831)     Document Type: Article

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