Flexural strength characteristics of non-load bearing masonry walls in Kuwait

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 277-283

  Al Shaleh, Moneera ^a   Attiogbe, Emmanuel K ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BENDING STRENGTH; BRICK; BUILDING CODES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE TESTING; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WIND EFFECTS;

TENSILE STRESSES;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 0031152709     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02486352     Document Type: Article

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