3D meso-mechanical analysis of concrete specimens under biaxial loading

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 877-886

  Caballero, A ^a   Carol, I ^b   Lopez C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biaxial loading; Fracture energy; Fracture propagation; Interface elements; Meso mechanics

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

BIAXIAL LOADING; INTERFACE ELEMENTS; MESO-MECHANICS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 34548163187     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2007.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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