Fracture properties of normal and lightweight high-strength concrete

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-244

  Tang, W C ^a   Lo, X Y ^a   Chan, W K ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BRITTLENESS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK TIPS; FLY ASH; HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; LIME; STEAM TURBINES;

CRITICAL CRACK TIP OPENING DISPLACEMENTS (CTODC); CRITICAL STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; FICTITIOUS CRACK MODEL; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; MEASURED PROPERTIES; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; TWO-PARAMETER MODELS;

LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE;

EID: 57849084363     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2008.60.4.237     Document Type: Article

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