Experimental investigations of fracture process in concrete by means of X-ray micro-computed tomography

Strain

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 26-45

  Skarzynski L ^a   Tejchman, J ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

concrete; crack; DIC; FEM; fracture; micro structure; strain localisation; X ray micro CT

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETES; CRACK DETECTION; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; TOMOGRAPHY;

2D DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; DIC; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; STRAIN LOCALISATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D); X RAY MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY MICRO-CT;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84954361911     PISSN: 00392103     EISSN: 14751305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/str.12168     Document Type: Article

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