Fracture of model concrete: 1. Types of fracture and crack path

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1441-1450

  Rossello C ^a   Elices, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregate matrix interface; Concrete; Debonding; Fracture; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CRACKS; DEBONDING; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

AGGREGATE-MATRIX INTERFACES; CRACK PATH; FRACTURE ENERGY; MODULUS OF RUPTURE;

CONCRETES;

EID: 3142782982     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.01.028     Document Type: Article

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