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Volume 109, 2010 - Issue 5: Cement and concrete science
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Potential of superabsorbent polymer for self-sealing cracks in concrete

H X D LeeConcrete Durability Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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H S WongConcrete Durability Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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N R BuenfeldConcrete Durability Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
Pages 296-302 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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