Statistical significance of the restrained slab test for quantifying plastic cracking in fiber reinforced concrete

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 105-122

  Qi, Chengqing ^a   Weiss, Jason ^b   Olek, Jan ^b  

^a Cemex Inc   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack width; Fiber reinforced concrete; Image analysis; Plastic shrinkage cracking; Shrinkage; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS; CRACK WIDTH; FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE; FIBER REINFORCEMENTS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; SHRINKAGE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 30644476957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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