An experimental study on the roles of water saturation degree and aggregate size in the mechanical response of cement-based composites

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

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 1807-1814

  Szczesniak M ^a   Burlion, N ^a   Shao, J Fu ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CEMENTS; COMPRESSION TESTING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING;

AGGREGATE SIZES; CEMENT BASED COMPOSITES; CEMENT PASTES; CEMENT-BASED; COMPRESSION TESTS; CONCRETE STRUCTURES; DIRECT TENSION TESTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INTERFACIAL CONTACTS; MATERIAL CONSTANTS; MECHANICAL DAMAGES; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MECHANICAL TESTS; POLYSTYRENE SPHERES; SATURATION LEVELS; WATER SATURATIONS;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 61849145171     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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