Deterministic size effect in the strength of cracked concrete structures

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 171-188

  Karihaloo, B L ^a   Abdalla, H M ^a   Xiao, Q Z ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete; Fracture toughness; Modeling; Size effect; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; CRACKS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

FRACTURE ENERGY; MODELING; SIZE EFFECTS; STRESS DISCONTINUITIES;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 28844473206     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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