Open Access
Issue
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 644, 2025
EUROGEO 8 - 8th European Conference on Geosynthetics
Article Number 05001
Number of page(s) 10
Section Hydraulic Applications
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202564405001
Published online 01 September 2025
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