An Experimental Method to Determine the Tensile Strength of Concrete at High Rates of Strain

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 941-955

  Erzar, B ^a   Forquin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamic fragmentation; Hopkinson bar; Mortar and concrete; Spall strength; Strain rate sensitivity

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC FRAGMENTATION; DYNAMIC STRENGTH; DYNAMIC TENSILE STRENGTH; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; HIGH RATE; HOPKINSON BAR; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PROCESS DATA; SPALL STRENGTH; STRAIN GAUGE; STRAIN-RATE SENSITIVITY; STRENGTH OF CONCRETE;

GAGES; MORTAR; SPALLING; TENSILE STRENGTH;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 77955920717     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-009-9284-z     Document Type: Article

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