Durability Assessment of HDPE Geomembrane in a Concrete Water Supply Canal: A 10-Year Case Study

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 644, 2025 EUROGEO 8 - 8^th European Conference on Geosynthetics


Article Number		01008
Number of page(s)		9
Section		Sustainability and Durability
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202564401008
Published online		01 September 2025

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