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Determination of fracture parameters (K sIc and CTODc) of plain concrete using three-point bend tests

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Shah, S.P. Determination of fracture parameters (K sIc and CTODc) of plain concrete using three-point bend tests. Materials and Structures 23, 457–460 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02472029

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