Concrete technology at the crossroads-problems and opportunities

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-144, Issue , 1994, Pages 1-30

  Mehta, P Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Concrete technology; Conservation; Deterioration; Durability; Education; Models; Quality assurance; Research; Service life; Urban development; Waste management

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; CONSERVATION; DURABILITY; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CONCRETE DURABILITY; CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY; DURABILITY OF CONCRETES; ENGINEERING MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC CONCERN; SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION;

CONCRETE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0037584824     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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