Stepped isothermal method for creep rupture studies of aramid fibres

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-230, Issue , 2005, Pages 181-193

  Alwis, K G N C ^a,b   Burgoyne, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerated testing; Creep rupture; Master curve; Stepped isothermal method (SIM)

Indexed keywords

ARAMID FIBERS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CREEP; FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; ISOTHERMS; LOW TEMPERATURE TESTING; ROPE;

ACCELERATED TESTING METHOD; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CREEP-RUPTURE DATA; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; LONG TERM BEHAVIOURS; PRESTRESSING TENDON; STEPPED ISOTHERMAL METHODS; TIME TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION;

CREEP TESTING;

EID: 65449174658     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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