Tensile strength and elastic modulus of typical concrete made in Hong Kong

HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 35-40

  Lee, P K K ^a   Kwan, A K H ^a   Zheng, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Concrete; Elastic Modulus; Tensile Strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003118433     PISSN: 1023697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023697X.2000.10667823     Document Type: Article

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