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Analysis of fire resistance of ethylene-vinyl acetate polymer calcium sulfoaluminate cement mortars

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2025-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X (formerly 2083-124X) | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 87 - 100
Submitted on: Mar 27, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 29, 2025
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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