The innovative uses of concrete by engineers and architects

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 264-282

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; HISTORY; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

HISTORICAL CONTEXT; INNOVATIVE USES; TENSILE STRESSES;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

CONCRETE; CONSTRUCTION; HISTORICAL ACCOUNT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0030209457     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/istbu.1996.28742     Document Type: Article

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