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Universal size effect of concrete specimens and effect of notch depth

Sıddık Şener, Kadir Can Şener
Sıddık Şener * Department of Civil Engineering, İstanbul Bilgi University, 34060 İstanbul, Turkey
Kadir Can Şener Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana 47907-2045, USA
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