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Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
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activatorground granulated blast furnace slaghydration productsmechanical strengthmicrostructuremortarorthogonal experimentsoda residuealkali-activated materialsground granulated blast furnace slagsoda residue cementconstruction waste utilization

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