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Hao-Liang Wu1, Yan-Jun Du2, Jing Yu3

  • 1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Urban Underground Engineering & Environmental Safety, Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.

The Science of the Total Environment
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Acid mining drainageEngineered cementitious compositeHydraulic conductivityReactive MgOSelf-healing

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