Concrete stresses and strengths for gravity loading in a Roman theatre

Progress in Mechanics of Structures and Materials - Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM19

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 995-1001

  Zhu, C M ^a   Goldsworthy, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARREL VAULT; CONCRETE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES; FORMWORK; GRAVITY LOADING; GRAVITY LOADS; KEY ELEMENTS; MATERIAL STRENGTH; STRENGTH GAIN;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; PORTLAND CEMENT; STRESSES; THEATERS;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 84857224697     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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