Double brittle-to-ductile transition in bending of fibre reinforced concrete beams with rebars

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 737-756

  Carpinteri, Alberto ^a   Ferro, Giuseppe ^a   Ventura, Giulio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bridged crack; Fibre reinforced concrete; Fracture mechanics

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BRITTLENESS; COMPACTION; CRACKS; DUCTILITY; ELASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE; STEEL; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

COHESIVE STRESSES; STEEL REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

COMPOSITE; CONCRETE; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 3242805922     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.372     Document Type: Article

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