Size effect of compressed concrete in four point bending RC beams

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 97-108

  Fantilli, Alessandro P ^a   Iori, Ivo ^b   Vallini, Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compressed concrete; Ductility; Four point bending; RC beams; Size effect

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DUCTILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

COMPRESSED CONCRETE; FOUR POINT BENDING; SIZE EFFECT; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DUCTILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

EID: 33748741281     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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