Spatial distribution of steel fibres in sprayed and cast concrete

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-235

  Robins, P J ^a   Austin, S A ^a   Jones, P A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SPRAYING; STEEL; TENSILE STRESS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0037599335     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2003.55.3.225     Document Type: Article

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