Estimation of Mec hanical Properties of Limestone Using Regression Analyses and ANN

Egemen Teomete; Gökmen Tayfur; Engin Aktaş

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Estimation of Mec hanical Properties of Limestone Using Regression Analyses and ANN

Egemen Teomete ¹

Gökmen Tayfur ²

Engin Aktaş ²

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Civil Engineering Department, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

Civil Engineering Department, Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkey

Publication date: 2012-11-01

Cement Wapno Beton 17(6) 373-389 (2012)

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We would like to thank The Scientifi c and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), for funding of the project ICTAG I-591.

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