Neural network prediction of unconfined compressive strength of coal fly ash-cement mixtures

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1137-1146

  Sebastiá, Marta ^a   Olmo, Iñaki Fernández ^a   Irabien, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cement; Compressive strength; Concrete; Fly ash; Neural network analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; FLY ASH; NEURAL NETWORKS;

UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0037940186     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(03)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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