Question of tension softening versus tension stiffening in plain and reinforced concrete

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 804-808

  Koeberl, Bernd ^a   Willam, Kaspar ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonding; Computer models; Cracking; Failure modes; Reinforced concrete; Shear failure; Tension

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; FRACTURE FIXATION; LANDFORMS; MECHANISMS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STEEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BONDING; COMPUTER MODELS; CRACKING; CRACKING STRAIN; EMBEDDED REINFORCING BARS; FAILURE MODES; FINITE-ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; MODE II; ORDER-OF MAGNITUDES; PLAIN CONCRETE; RESPONSE BEHAVIORS; SHEAR FAILURE; STEEL STRAIN; STRESS TRANSFER MECHANISMS; STRESS-TRANSFER; TENSION; TENSION MEMBERS; TENSION STIFFENING; YIELD LIMIT;

CONCRETES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN; TENSILE STRESS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 50149099788     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2008)134:9(804)     Document Type: Article

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