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KNN-Based Damage Stage Evaluation for Bridge Using Acoustic Emission Technique

Qiang Wang, Nan Feng, Shengli Li, Zhuan Zhang, Panjie Li, Xiangni Che, Cuiping Shi

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation· Volume 45· Issue 1
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