Cohesive versus overlapping crack model for a size effect analysis of RC elements in bending

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 655-663

  Carpinteri, A ^a   Corrado, M ^a   Paggi, M ^a   Mancini, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; REINFORCEMENT; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

BEAM DEPTHS; COHESIVE CRACKS; COMPLEX ALGORITHMS; CONCRETE MEMBERS; CONSTITUTIVE LAWS; CRACK MODELS; DAMAGED ZONES; ELASTIC COEFFICIENTS; ELEMENTARY MODELS; LOADING PROCESS; NEW CONCEPTS; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; RC BEAMS; RC ELEMENTS; SIZE EFFECTS; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS; STRESS VARIATIONS; TENSION AND COMPRESSIONS;

CRACKS;

EID: 60849096868     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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