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Abbasi, M. (2025). Experimental Study on Strength Properties of MICP-Treated Silty Sand. Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 1(4), 28-34. doi: 10.22080/cste.2025.28436.1010
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Mehdi Abbasi. "Experimental Study on Strength Properties of MICP-Treated Silty Sand", Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 1, 4, 2025, 28-34. doi: 10.22080/cste.2025.28436.1010
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Abbasi, M. (2025). 'Experimental Study on Strength Properties of MICP-Treated Silty Sand', Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 1(4), pp. 28-34. doi: 10.22080/cste.2025.28436.1010
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M. Abbasi, "Experimental Study on Strength Properties of MICP-Treated Silty Sand," Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 1 4 (2025): 28-34, doi: 10.22080/cste.2025.28436.1010
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Abbasi, M. Experimental Study on Strength Properties of MICP-Treated Silty Sand. Contributions of Science and Technology for Engineering, 2025; 1(4): 28-34. doi: 10.22080/cste.2025.28436.1010
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