Performance of standard grade bacterial (Bacillus subtilis) concrete

Asian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-55

  Sunil Pratap Reddy, S ^a   Seshagiri Rao, M V ^b   Aparnac, P ^b   Sasikala, Ch ^b  

^a CJITS   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Bacterial concrete; Compressive strength; Durability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957763461     PISSN: 15630854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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