Natural aggregates at makkah governate, Western Saudi Arabia

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 343-352

  Al Harthi, A A ^a   Amin, A A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Concrete; Engineering properties; Makkah; Natural aggregates; Saudi Arabia; Wadi aggregate

Indexed keywords

EID: 9744228819     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100640050057     Document Type: Article

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