Tensile failure of concrete at high loading rates: New test data on strength and fracture energy from instrumented spalling tests

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 609-626

  Weerheijm, J ^a,b   Van Doormaal, J C A M ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Concrete testing; Dynamic loading; Fracture energy; Instrumentation; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; EXPLOSIONS; FRACTURE; YIELD STRESS;

CONCRETE MODELING; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; FRACTURE ENERGY; SOFTENING CURVE;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 33750997897     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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