Probabilistic approach to predict cracking in lightly reinforced microconcrete panels

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 931-941

  da Silva, Ana Rita C ^a   Proença, Sergio P B ^a   Billardon, René ^b   Hild, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BRITTLENESS; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTICITY TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROBABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); TENSILE TESTING;

FERROCEMENT PANELS; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEFECTS; MULTIPLE CRACKING; WEIBULL STRESS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 4043120512     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2004)130:8(931)     Document Type: Article

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