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Flexural and Shear Behavior of Basalt-Recyclamine Composites: A Comparative Study with Conventional Epoxy Systems

Farid Taheri, Ahmad Ghiaskar, Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury

Applied Composite Materials· Volume 32· Issue 6
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