Size effects in the analysis of reinforced concrete structures

Engineering Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1115-1125

  Rios, Roberto D ^a   Riera, Jorge D ^a  

^a School of Engineering   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Concrete; Discrete model; Reinforced concrete; Size effects

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; STRAIN RATE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD (DEM); ENGINEERING MATERIALS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 2942736894     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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