An analytical method for prediction of the elastic modulus of concrete

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 665-673

  Zheng, J J ^a   Li, C Q ^b   Zhou, X Z ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE AREA FRACTION; ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; CONCRETE MATRIX; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE (ITZ);

CONCRETE AGGREGATES; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN RATE;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 33845301187     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: 00249831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2006.58.10.665     Document Type: Article

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