A new drop-weight impact machine for studying fracture processes in structural concrete

Strain

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-257

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

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drop weight impact machine; High strength concrete; Work of fracture

Indexed keywords

BLAST CHAMBERS; CRACK PATTERNS; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM; DROP WEIGHT; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL; FAST LOADING; FRACTURE PROCESS; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; LOADING RATE; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; NOTCHED SPECIMENS; OPTICAL FIBRE; PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS; PIEZOELECTRIC FORCE SENSORS; SIGNAL CONDITIONERS; STRUCTURAL CONCRETES; WORK OF FRACTURE;

OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 77952480449     PISSN: 00392103     EISSN: 14751305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1305.2008.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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