Hierarchical crack identification from electric potential measurements using pattern recognition approach and optimization techniqueFootnote*

^*This research was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and partially by Contract 411/94 with the Bulgarian Ministry of Education, Science and Technologies.

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