Compressive behavior of granite: Experimental approach

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 502-511

  Vasconcelos, G ^a   Lourenco P B ^a   Alves, C A S ^a   Pamplona, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aging; Anisotropy; Compressive strength; Cracking; Elasticity; Stones

Indexed keywords

AGING; BUILT HERITAGE; CIRCUMFERENTIAL DISPLACEMENT; COMPLETE STRESS-STRAIN; COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; CRACKING; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; FRACTURE PROCESS; FRACTURE PROPERTY; HISTORICAL STRUCTURES; HUMAN LIVES; LINEAR ELASTIC ANALYSIS; MASONRY BUILDING; MASONRY UNITS; NUMERICAL TOOLS; PLANAR ANISOTROPY; STABILITY CONDITION; STONE MASONRY; STONES; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE TESTS;

ANISOTROPY; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELASTICITY; FOUNDATIONS; FRACTURE; GRANITE; MASONRY MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; WEATHERING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

AGING; ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CRACKING; DISPLACEMENT; ELASTICITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE; GRANITE; MASONRY; ROCK PROPERTY; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WEATHERING;

EID: 69249179592     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2009)21:9(502)     Document Type: Article

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