In situ determination of toughness indices of fibre reinforced concrete

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 39, Issue 287, 2006, Pages 283-290

  Antonaci, P ^a   Bocca, P ^a   Grazzini, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVE; PULL-OUT TECHNIQUE; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; TOUGHNESS INDICE;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 33747085437     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-005-9003-x     Document Type: Article

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