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Self-Sensing of ECC Subjected to Flexural and Direct Tensile Loads Injected with Carbon Nanotubes and Reinforced with Mechanical Fibers Cover

Self-Sensing of ECC Subjected to Flexural and Direct Tensile Loads Injected with Carbon Nanotubes and Reinforced with Mechanical Fibers

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2025-0094 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
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