Performance of some concrete railway cross ties in North America;Leistungsfähigkeit einiger betonschwellen in Nordamerika

Betonwerk und Fertigteil-Technik/Concrete Precasting Plant and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 118-122

  Inderwick, Anthony F ^a,b  

^a Nepean ^*  (Canada)

^b Unit Precast (1973) Ltd

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE INDUSTRY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PERFORMANCE; PRECAST CONCRETE; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; QUALITY CONTROL;

CONCRETE RAILWAY CROSS TIES; PRECAST INDUSTRY;

RAILROAD CROSSINGS;

EID: 0030676658     PISSN: 03734331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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