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Book Title: The Sustainable Use Of Concrete
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.4in
Author: Takafumi Noguchi, Koji Sakai
Publication Name: Sustainable Use of Concrete
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 188 Pages
