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ISSN 1088-3800
Evaluation of Seismic Retrot Methods for
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns
by
T.J. Wipf, F.W. Klaiber and F.M. Russo
Technical Report NCEER-97-0016
December 28, 1997
This research was conducted at Iowa State University and was supported by the Federal
Highway Administration under contract number DTFH61-92-C-00106.
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