Effect of unbonded prestressing steel in terms of serviceability
By: Vlastimil Muroň, Ladislav Klusáček and Adam Svoboda
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Language: English
Page range: 304 - 314
Submitted on: Aug 14, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 18, 2025
Published on: Mar 24, 2026
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