Size and shape effects on fracture strength of concrete

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures - Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 39-44

  Man, H K ^a   Van Mier, J G M ^a  

^a Institute for Building Materials   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE FRACTURES; CONSTANT THICKNESSES; EMBEDDED PARTICLES; FRACTURE BEHAVIOURS; FRACTURE STRENGTHS; LATTICE MODELS; PARTICLE DENSITIES; PHASE REPRESENTATIONS; POINT BENDING; POWER LAWS; SIZE AND SHAPE EFFECTS; SIZE EFFECTS; STRUCTURE CONSTANTS; TWO PHASES;

AGGLOMERATION; BRITTLENESS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETES; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICS; PHASE INTERFACES; PRISMS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 56349105055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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