Influence of geometry to the fatigue characteristic of reinforcing bar : the neural network approach

• Main Author: Yuen, Kok Chin.
• Other Authors: Khong, Poh Wah
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechanics and dynamics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/5505
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Reinforced concrete (RC) Structures are frequently subjected to repeated loads, also called cyclic loads, and the resulting cyclic stresses can lead to microscopic physical damage to the materials involved. Even at stresses well below a given material's ultimate strength, this damage can accumu...