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Numerical Analysis of Reflective Cracking and Fatigue Livesof Semi-Rigid Pavement Structures Using ABAQUS and FE-SAFE
Numerical Analysis of Reflective Cracking and Fatigue Livesof Semi-Rigid Pavement Structures Using ABAQUS and FE-SAFE
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