Factors affecting the use of precast concrete systems

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 79-86

  Arditi, David ^a   Ergin, Uluç ^a,b   Günhan, Suat ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Iktisat Real Estate Investment Trust   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PRECAST CONCRETE;

PRECAST CONCRETE SYSTEMS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0034275808     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(2000)6:3(79)     Document Type: Article

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