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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Background and Objectives

Author : Dongshuai Hou

Published in: Molecular Simulation on Cement-Based Materials

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Concrete, the most widely used building material, has been applied to make pavements, architectural structures, foundations, motorways, roads, overpasses, parking structures, brick, block walls and footings for gates, fences, and poles.

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Metadata
Title
Background and Objectives
Author
Dongshuai Hou
Copyright Year
2020
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Molecular Simulation on Cement-Based Materials

Print ISBN: 978-981-13-8710-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-13-8711-1

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8711-1_1

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