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Locally Produced UHPC: The Influence of Type and Content of Steel Fibres

Nordic Concrete Research
Volume 64 (2021): Issue 1 (June 2021)
By: Ingrid Lande and  Rein Terje Thorstensen  
Open Access
|Jul 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ncr-2021-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2545-2819 | Journal ISSN: 0800-6377
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Language: English
Page range: 31 - 52
Submitted on: Mar 26, 2021
Accepted on: May 27, 2021
Published on: Jul 17, 2021
Published by: Nordic Concrete Federation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC),
Local materials,
Material properties,
Steel fibres,
Digital Image Correlation (DIC)
Related subjects:
Materials sciences,
Materials processing

© 2021 Ingrid Lande, Rein Terje Thorstensen, published by Nordic Concrete Federation
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