Unconfined compressive strength of cemented peat

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 3850-3856

  Sing, Wong Leong ^a   Hashim, Roslan ^a   Ali, Faisal Haji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Binder; Cemented peat; Mix design; Unconfined compressive strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953497401     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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