Precast concrete systems in developing vs. industrialized countries

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-94

  Polat, Gul ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Building systems; Developing countries; Industrialized countries; Precast concrete; Questionnaire; Turkey; USA

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; BUILDING SYSTEMS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDINGS; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; LOAD RESTRICTIONS; PRECAST CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STRUCTURAL ENGINEER; TURKISHS;

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; SURVEYS;

PRECAST CONCRETE;

EID: 77950272967     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jcem.2010.08     Document Type: Article

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