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PreCast Concrete in Earthquake Regions

PreCast Concrete in Earthquake Regions

Haseeb Jamal

How do concrete precast behave in earthquakes?

Based on experience in past earthquakes in Eastern European and in Central Asian countries where these systems have been widely used, it can be concluded that their seismic performance has been fairly satisfactory. However, when it comes to earthquake performance, the fact is that

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