Evaluation of the degradation of concrete composites using digital microscopy

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 641, 2025 The 17^th International Scientific Conference of Civil and Environmental Engineering for the PhD. Students and Young Scientists – Young Scientist 2025 (YS25)


Article Number		01027
Number of page(s)		6
Section		Civil Engineering
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202564101027
Published online		12 August 2025

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