The influence of cement content and water/cement ratio on the durability of Portland cement concretes exposed to silage effluent

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-143

  Richardson, M ^a   Dodd, V A ^a   Lenehan, J J ^b   Conaty, S ^a,b   O'Kiely, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

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EID: 10444274272     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1998.0355     Document Type: Article

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