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Concrete durability—An approach towards performance testing

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  • RILEM TC 116-PCD: Permeability of Concrete as a Criterion of its Durability
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Final Report. Mat. Struct. 32, 163–173 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02481509

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