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Structural Behavior of Light Weight Ferrocement Columns

Yousry B. I. Shaheen, Zeinab A. Etman, Ahmed G. Ramadan
Yousry B. I. Shaheen Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Egypt
Zeinab A. Etman * Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Egypt
Ahmed G. Ramadan Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Egypt
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