UK concrete bridges since 1940

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 432-448

  Smyth, W J R ^a  

^a ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; HISTORY; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE; PRESTRESSED HIGHWAY BRIDGES; SMALLEST BRIDGES;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

BRIDGE; CONCRETE; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

UK;

EID: 0030210512     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/istbu.1996.28752     Document Type: Article

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