Measuring the water absorption capacity of superabsorbent polymers in soils

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 730, 2026 International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Soft Soil Engineering (Soft Soils 2026)


Article Number		01008
Number of page(s)		6
Section		Field and Laboratory Testing
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202673001008
Published online		03 August 2026

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