Parametric Study of the Use of Strain Softening/Hardening FRC for RC Elements Failing in Bending

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 259-274

  Taheri, Mahsa ^a   Barros, Joaquim A O ^a   Salehian, Hamidreza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Crack width; Fiber reinforced concrete; Flexural failure; Force deflection response; Longitudinal steel bars; Moment curvature response; Strain hardening; Strain softening

Indexed keywords

CRACK WIDTH; FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE; FLEXURAL FAILURE; FORCE-DEFLECTION RESPONSE; LONGITUDINAL STEEL; MOMENT-CURVATURE; STRAIN SOFTENING;

CRACKS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCEMENT; STRAIN HARDENING;

BARS (METAL);

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CRACK; DESIGN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCEMENT; STEEL STRUCTURE; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 84859027279     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000373     Document Type: Article

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