Title:
Concrete Q&A: Control of Concrete Cracking for Liquid-Tight Environmental Structures
Author(s):
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
42
Issue:
2
Appears on pages(s):
67-68
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51724563
Date:
2/1/2020
Abstract:
Knowing that reinforced concrete will crack, how do I attain reasonable assurance that the walls of my environmental structure will be essentially liquid-tight?
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