Micromechanics of ITZ-Aggregate Interaction in Concrete Part II: Strength Upscaling

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 543-551

  Königsberger, Markus ^a   Pichler, Bernhard ^a   Hellmich, Christian ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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EID: 84893945780     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12606     Document Type: Article

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