Effects of reinforcement geometry on strength and stiffness in adhesively bonded steel-timber flexural beams

Buildings

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-244

  Alam, Parvez ^a   Ansell, Martin ^b   Smedley, Dave ^c  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c Rotafix Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings; Composites; Materials; Mechanics; Simulation; Structural; Timber

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964621218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20755309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/buildings2030231     Document Type: Article

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