A methodology to assess robustness of SCC mixtures

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2115-2122

  Nunes, Sandra ^a   Figueiras, Helena ^a   Milheiro Oliveira, Paula ^a   Coutinho, Joana Sousa ^a   Figueiras, Joaquim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bootstrap technique; Robustness of SCC mixtures; Self compacting concrete; Statistical factorial design

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE INDUSTRY; DEFORMATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BOOTSTRAP TECHNIQUE; ROBUSTNESS OF SCC MIXTURES; SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE; STATISTICAL FACTORIAL DESIGN;

MIXTURES;

EID: 33751210891     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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