Summarises key recent research in the areas of understanding the response mechanisms of concrete under tensile conditions Offers a summary of the most important parameters that affect the tensile ...

As composite materials are used more extensively in structural applications, some test methods that once were considered very specialized and, therefore, not widely used, have become more significant.

In my previous column on tensile testing (see "Unidirectional composite axial tensile specimens," under "Editor's Picks," at right), I referenced a commonly expressed concern by Hart-Smith 1 and ...