Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 43, Issue 12, 4295(2024)

Review on Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Ultra-High Performance Concrete

CHENG Xinlei1... MU Rui1,2 and LIU Xiaoying1,* |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Army Logistics Academy of PLA, Chongqing 401331, China
  • 2Chongqing Key Laboratory of Failure Mechanism and Protection of Facility in Plateau and Mountain Environment, Chongqing 401331, China
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    Received: May. 15, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 10, 2025

    Published Online: Jan. 10, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiaoying LIU (lxy_ctbu@163.com)

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