Cohesive fracture and size effect in 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 17-29

  Cedolin, L ^a   Cusatis, G ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETES; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING;

COHESIVE FRACTURES; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENTS; DIFFERENT SIZES; DIRECT METHODS; DIRECT TENSION TESTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FAILURE LOADS; INDIRECT METHODS; MODE I FRACTURES; NOMINAL STRESSES; SIZE EFFECTS; SOFTENING CURVES; STRUCTURAL STRENGTHS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 56349158344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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