Cost reduction techniques for mass housing using alternative building materials

Indian Concrete Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 259-267

  Chitharanjan, N ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HOUSING; MODEL STRUCTURES; ROOFS;

BLOCKMAKING MOLDS; COMPOSITE ROOFING SYSTEM;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 0031147015     PISSN: 00194565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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