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Combining Chloride Migration and Diffusion Tests to Estimate Freundlich Chloride Binding Parameters and Improve Predictions of Chloride Ingress Cover

Combining Chloride Migration and Diffusion Tests to Estimate Freundlich Chloride Binding Parameters and Improve Predictions of Chloride Ingress

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ncr-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2545-2819 | Journal ISSN: 0800-6377
Language: English
Page range: 19 - 39
Submitted on: Mar 30, 2025
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Accepted on: Sep 4, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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