Artificial intelligence model for flowable concrete mixtures used in underwater construction and repair

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-173

  El Chabib, Hassan ^a   Nehdi, Moncef ^a   Sonebi, Mohammed ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Slump; Underwater concrete

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLY ASH; NEURAL NETWORKS; RHEOLOGY; SLAGS; WATER;

SILICA FUME; SLUMP-FLOW; UNDERWATER CONCRETE MIXTURES; WASHOUT RESISTANCE;

UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0037811472     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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