Experimental characterization of physical and mechanical properties of schist from Portugal

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 617-630

  Barros, Ricardo S ^a   Oliveira, Daniel V ^a   Varum, Humberto ^b   Alves, Carlos A S ^a   Camões, Aires ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Masonry; Materials properties; Schist; Vernacular construction

Indexed keywords

MASONRY MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CONSTRUCTION SITES; DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; MASONRY; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCHIST; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

EID: 84887094347     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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