Modelling of CFRP-concrete bond using smeared and discrete cracks

Composite Structures

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 145-150

  Pham, H B ^a   Al Mahaidi, R ^a   Saouma, V ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

CFRP; Debond; Discrete crack; Finite element

Indexed keywords

BONDING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CONCRETES; CRACKS; DEBONDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RETROFITTING;

DISCRETE CRACKS; SMEARED CRACKS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

BEAM; CONCRETE; CRACKING; DEBONDING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 33745761022     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.04.039     Document Type: Article

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