Ductility behaviour of reinforced palm kernel shell concrete beams

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 406-420

  Alengaram, U Johnson ^a   Jumaat, Mohd Zamin ^a   Mahmud, Hilmi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ductile behavior; Failure mode; Lightweight aggregates; Palm kernel shell concrete; Structural behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449171264     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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