Fracture behavior of concrete members reinforced with structural synthetic fibers

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 243-257

  Oh, Byung Hwan ^a   Kim, Ji Cheol ^a   Choi, Young Cheol ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforcement; Fracture behavior; Microcracking; Pull out strength; Structural synthetic fiber

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROCRACKS; PROBABILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; TENSILE STRESS;

CRACK MOUTH OPENING DISPLACEMENT; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; PULL-OUT STRENGTH; STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROCRACKS; PROBABILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; TENSILE STRESS;

EID: 33748678901     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.01.032     Document Type: Article

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