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Research Article

Are Axial Tests on Boundary Zone Prisms Able to Simulate the Failure Mechanisms Observed in Flexural RC Walls?

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Pages 2319-2337 | Received 04 Jan 2022, Accepted 13 Jul 2022, Published online: 27 Jul 2022

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