Experimental analysis of concrete behavior under high confinement: Effect of the saturation ratio

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1105-1120

  Vu, Xuan Hong ^a   Malecot, Yann ^a   Daudeville, Laurent ^a   Buzaud, Eric ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES DE GRAMAT   (France)

Author keywords

Concrete; High confinement; Saturation ratio; Triaxial test

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLASMAS; ROCK PRESSURE; TESTING;

BALLISTIC IMPACTS; CONCRETE BEHAVIORS; CONCRETE DRYING; CONCRETE SAMPLES; CONCRETE STRENGTHS; CONFINING PRESSURES; CONTROLLED LOADINGS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES; HIGH CAPACITIES; HIGH CONFINEMENT; HIGH STRESSES; INFRA STRUCTURES; LIFE-TIMES; LIMIT STATES; MASSIVE CONCRETES; NEAR FIELDS; SATURATED CONCRETES; SATURATED CORES; SATURATION RATIO; STATIC TESTS; STRESS LEVELS; SUBSEQUENT ANALYSES; TRIAXIAL LOADINGS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

CONCRETES;

EID: 58249128667     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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