Three misunderstandings in uniaxial tension test of concrete

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-209, Issue , 2002, Pages 405-414

  Akita, H ^a   Koide, H ^a   Tomon, M ^a   Han, S M ^a  

^a TOHOKU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concrete; Notch; Secondary flexure; Tensile strength; Tension softening; Test procedure; Uniaxial tension

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; QUALITY CONTROL; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

CONCRETE SPECIMENS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; SECONDARY FLEXURE; STANDARD TESTS; TENSION SOFTENING; TENSION SOFTENING CURVE; TEST PROCEDURES; UNIAXIAL TENSIONS;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 56349108388     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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