Fractals, statistics and size-scale effects on concrete strength

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 31-37

  Carpinteri, A ^a   Puzzi, S ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; FRACTALS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CONCRETE STRENGTHS; ENGINEERING DESIGNS; FRACTAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PHYSICAL MECHANISMS; PRECISE DESCRIPTIONS; SCALE EFFECTS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 56349119826     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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