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Evaluation of Diagnostics and Recalculations of Several Czech Masonry Arch Railway Bridges

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2026-0050 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 21, 2025
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Accepted on: Sep 10, 2025
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Published on: Dec 9, 2025
Published by: University of Žilina
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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