Experimental investigation of the optimized use of plastic flakes in normal-weight concrete

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-33

  Soroushian, P ^a   Eldarwish, A I ^d   Tlili, A ^b   Ostowari, K ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Soc des Indust Mecan Maghrebines   (Tunisia)

^c DPD Inc   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CRACK PROPAGATION; DRYING; DURABILITY; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SHRINKAGE; TOUGHNESS; VOLUME FRACTION;

NORMAL-WEIGHT CONCRETE; PLASTIC FLAKES;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0032628964     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.1999.51.1.27     Document Type: Article

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