Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 51, Issue 11, 3025(2023)
Rheological Properties and Their Regulation of Ultra-High Performance Concrete - A Short Review
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LIU Yifan, WU Zemei, ZHANG Xuanhan, SHI Caijun. Rheological Properties and Their Regulation of Ultra-High Performance Concrete - A Short Review[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2023, 51(11): 3025
Received: May. 29, 2023
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Published Online: Jan. 18, 2024
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