Fracture energy of concrete at high loading rates in tension

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 424-435

  Brara, Ahmed ^a   Klepaczko, Janusz R ^b  

^a National Center of Studies and Integrated Research on Building Engineering (CNERIB)   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Concrete; Fracture energy; High loading rates; Spalling; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOADS (FORCES); STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FRACTURE ENERGY; FRACTURED SURFACES; HIGH LOADING RATES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 33751244245     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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