Characterization of the fracture toughness of the concrete mortars exposed to elevated temperatures

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 296-305

  Djaknoun, Samira ^a,b   Benyahia, A Ahmed ^a   Ouedraogo, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^b LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

Author keywords

High performance concrete; Temperature; Toughness

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949116386     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajas.2009.296.305     Document Type: Article

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