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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 22Issue 4April 2010
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Received: Sep 18, 2008
Accepted: Oct 24, 2008
Published online: Mar 15, 2010
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Ana Paula dos Santos [email protected]
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civil Engineering, Federal Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Osvaldo Aranha, 99—3 andar, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-190, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Nilo Cesar Consoli [email protected]
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civil Engineering, Federal Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Osvaldo Aranha, 99—3 andar, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-190, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]

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