Image analysis of plastic shrinkage cracking in high strength concrete containing hybrid fibre reinforcement

Role of Cement Science in Sustainable Development - Proceedings of the International Symposium - Celebrating Concrete: People and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 209-218

  Qi, C ^a   Weiss, J ^a   Olek, J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack width; Fibre reinforced concrete; High strength concrete (HSC); Image analysis; Plastic shrinkage; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CRACK WIDTH; FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE (HSC); PLASTIC SHRINKAGE;

PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

EID: 33644689940     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1680/rocisd.32477.0021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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