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Assessment of the Efficiency of the Grout Curtain and Control of the Seepage at Nosice Dam Using Numerical Modeling

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2025-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1338-3973 | Journal ISSN: 1210-3896
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 46
Published on: Sep 26, 2025
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

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