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Epoxy polymer concrete beams with varying polymer content and notch depth were tested at two temperatures. The results were analysed to examine the applicability of various fracture parameters such as critical stress intensity factor, J-integral and fracture surface energy to characterize the fracture behavior of epoxy polymer and polymer concrete. The notch sensitivity of polymer and polymer concrete are also investigated.
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Vipulanandan, C., Dharmarajan, N. (1989). Fracture Properties of Epoxy Polymer Concrete. In: Shah, S.P., Swartz, S.E. (eds) Fracture of Concrete and Rock. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3578-1_40
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