Concrete foundations and substructures: A historical review

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 344-372

  Chrimes, M M ^a  

^a Institution of Civil Engineers

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FOUNDATIONS; HISTORY; PILES; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS; HISTORICAL REVIEW; SUBSTRUCTURES;

CONCRETE BLOCKS;

CONCRETE; FOUNDATION; HISTORICAL ACCOUNT; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0030209460     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/istbu.1996.28747     Document Type: Review

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