Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 1698(2024)

Review on Mechanical Properties and Evolution Mechanism of Concretes under Extreme Cryogenic Environmen

HE Bei1, YANG Zhendong1, YANG Fan2, TANG Yuqi1, ZHANG Hong'en1, ZHU Xinping1, and JIANG Zhengwu1、*
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    HE Bei, YANG Zhendong, YANG Fan, TANG Yuqi, ZHANG Hong'en, ZHU Xinping, JIANG Zhengwu. Review on Mechanical Properties and Evolution Mechanism of Concretes under Extreme Cryogenic Environmen[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2024, 52(5): 1698

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    Received: Aug. 30, 2023

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    Published Online: Aug. 20, 2024

    The Author Email: Zhengwu JIANG (jzhw@tongji.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20230659

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