Anisotropy of wadi lisb marble

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 2A, 1997, Pages 145-154

  Al Harthi, Abbas A ^a   Shehata, William M ^a   Abo Saa'da, Yousef E ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 0031505776     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
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