The effective fracture toughness of a range of cement pastes and mortars have been measured using both a notched beam and a doublt cantilever beam method. The influence of slze and quality of aggregate on the effective toughness has been studied as the cracks advance. The observed values of fracture
The fracture mechanics of mortars
โ Scribed by A.G. Evans; J.R. Clifton; E. Anderson
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 647 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-8846
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