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The use of glass fiber-reinforced concrete as a structural material

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Technical University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, ICIST, Lisboa, Portugal

    J. P. J. G. Ferreira (assistant professor) & F. A. B. Branco (full professor, vice-chairman of the IABSE Technical Commission, member of ACI Committee No. 342 on “Evaluation of Concrete Bridges,” member of the CSCE and RILEM, and chairman of the Civil Engineering Division of the Portuguese Association of Engineers)

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Ferreira, J.P.J.G., Branco, F.A.B. The use of glass fiber-reinforced concrete as a structural material. Exp Tech 31, 64–73 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1567.2007.00153.x

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