Open Access
Issue
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 648, 2025
International Conference on Civil, Environmental and Applied Sciences (ICCEAS 2025)
Article Number 01003
Number of page(s) 16
Section Civil Engineering
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202564801003
Published online 08 September 2025
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