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Characterization of Solid Concrete Block Masonry

Keywords: Masonry Walls, Seismic Design and Assessment, Load Bearing Structures, Reinforced Concrete Structures, Mathematical Modelling

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 36 ,  Issue 1

MUKESH   KUMAR ,

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