Particle size effect on EPS lightweight concrete compressive strength: Experimental investigation and modelling

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-240

  Miled, K ^a,b   Sab, K ^a   Le Roy, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b Lab Ctrl Des Ponts et Chaussees   (France)

Author keywords

Characteristic material length; Lightweight concrete; Macro porosity; Particle size effect; Volume size effect

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYSTYRENES; POROSITY;

CHARACTERISTIC MATERIAL LENGTH; MACRO POROSITY; PARTICLE SIZE EFFECT; VOLUME SIZE EFFECT;

LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE;

EID: 33846066281     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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