Assessment of the susceptibility of normal and high strength concrete for explosive spalling

Journal of Applied Fire Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-88

  Ali, Faris ^a   Nadjai, Ali ^a   Talamona, Didier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE COLUMNS; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; EXPLOSIVE SPALLING;

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); FIRES; RESEARCH; SPALLING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 33748571500     PISSN: 10444300     EISSN: 15414183     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CQCT-QTG2-9KT7-5YAU     Document Type: Article

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