Management of rubber dams in Hong Kong

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-134

  Tam, Paul Wing Ming ^a   Zhang, Xue Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Application; Construction; Maintenance; Management; Operation; Rubber dam; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC COATINGS; DAMS; FLOOD CONTROL; MAINTENANCE; REINFORCEMENT; REPAIR; STAINLESS STEEL;

RUBBER DAMS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

COST; DAM; DAMAGE; MAINTENANCE; MANUFACTURER; OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE; RUBBER;

EID: 0032777193     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l98-037     Document Type: Article

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