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Tony Hadibarata1, Meor Mohd Fikri Ahmad Zubir, Rubiyatno

  • 1Institute of Environmental and Water Resources Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. hadibarata@utm.my

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