Preliminary views on the potential of foamed concrete as a structural material

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-31

  Jones, M R ^a   McCarthy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETES; DURABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PORTLAND CEMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CONCRETE DENSITY; FOAMED CONCRETE; LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE (LWC); PLASTIC DENSITY; WORKABILITY;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 13144267760     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2005.57.1.21     Document Type: Article

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