Sustainable Self-Sensing Mortar with Hybrid Fillers for Early Damage Detection
By: Shatha Riyadh Ahmed and Raid D. Abdullah
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2026-0084 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 (formerly 1336-5835) | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 14, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 17, 2025
Published on: Mar 18, 2026
Published by: University of Žilina
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