Concrete strength and durability of prototype tetrapods and dolosse: Results of field and laboratory tests

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-219

  Franco, Leopoldo ^a   Noli, Alberto ^b   De Girolamo, Paolo ^b   Ercolani, Martina ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Armour blocks; Breakwaters; Compressive strength; Concretes; Nondestructive tests

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE TESTING; DURABILITY; HARDNESS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ARMOR BLOCKS;

BREAKWATERS;

ARMOR; CONCRETE; RUBBLE BREAKWATER; STRENGTH ASSESSMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BREAKWATER; CONCRETE; DURABILITY; ROCK ARMOR; STRENGTH;

EID: 0033930381     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3839(00)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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