Predicting the life of concrete structures using neural networks

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-48

  Buenfeld, N R ^a   Hassanein, N M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete structures; Concrete technology manufacture; Corrosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001849217     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/istbu.1998.30033     Document Type: Article

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