Meso-structural study of concrete fracture using interface elements. I: Numerical model and tensile behavior

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 583-599

  López, Carlos M ^a   Carol, Ignacio ^a   Aguado, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concrete; Fracture mechanics; Interface elements; Mesostructural analysis

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPACTION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

INTERFACE ELEMENTS; MESOSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 41049095805     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-007-9314-1     Document Type: Article

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