Fracture behaviour of high-strength concrete at a wide range of loading rates

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 1204-1209

  Zhang, X X ^a,b   Ruiz, G ^b   Yu, R C ^b   Tarifa, M ^b  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drop weight impact machine; Dynamic increase factor; Fracture energy; High strength concrete; Loading rates

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT RATE; DROP WEIGHT; DROP-WEIGHT IMPACT MACHINE; DYNAMIC INCREASE FACTOR; FRACTURE BEHAVIOUR; HIGH RATE; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE; LOADING RATE; LOADING RATES; LOW RATES; NOTCHED BEAM; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PEAK LOAD; PRESENCE OF WATER; SERVO-HYDRAULIC MACHINE; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; VISCOUS EFFECT;

BENDING TESTS; CONCRETES; DROPS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE ENERGY; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULICS;

IMPACT STRENGTH;

EID: 67650506823     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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