Modal properties of beam-and-block pre-cast floors

IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-185

  Pavic, A ^a   Miskovic, Z ^a   Zivanovic S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam and block floors; Modal analysis; Modal testing; Vibration serviceability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953622339     PISSN: 19373260     EISSN: 19373279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19373260802155894     Document Type: Article

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