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Discussion of “Tension Stiffening in Lightly Reinforced Concrete Slabs” by R. Ian Gilbert

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Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of New Brunswick, PO Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 7A1. E-mail: [email protected]

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