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Andrés Bonilla1, Cristina Argiz1, Amparo Moragues1

  • 1Departamento de Ingeniería Civil, Construcción, E.T.S de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, c/Profesor Aranguren 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
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