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Glass Waste as a Supplementary Cementitious Material in Climate Reduced Concrete – A Review Cover

Glass Waste as a Supplementary Cementitious Material in Climate Reduced Concrete – A Review

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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ncr-2025-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2545-2819 | Journal ISSN: 0800-6377
Language: English
Page range: 167 - 181
Submitted on: Mar 29, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 21, 2025
Published on: Jul 3, 2025
Published by: Nordic Concrete Federation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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