A four-exponential model to describe the behaviour of fibre reinforced concrete

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 37, Issue 271, 2004, Pages 464-471

  Lee, M K ^a   Barr, B I G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS; FOUR-E MODELS; LOAD-DEFLECTION CURVES; LOAD-DEFORMATION RESPONSE;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DEFORMATION; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 4344604481     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/13958     Document Type: Article

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