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concrete barge design - need tips and background on this

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ksdphilippines

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Jun 20, 2002
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I am part of the R&D team in our company. we deal basically on vertical structures. Currently we are looking into designing a concrete barge for shipping aggregates for our sister company.

1.) Can anybody lead me to a literature or website to get some ideas on this item?

2.) Does anyone have tips on doing this?





 
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