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Discussion of “Experimental Study on Mechanical Behavior of Sand Improved by Polyurethane Foam”, by Ghasemi et al. (2023), Published in Experimental Techniques. DOI.org/10.1007/s40799-023-00633-5

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    A. C. Taiba, Y. Mahmoudi & M. Belkhatir

  2. Laboratory of Architecture, cities and environment, Hassiba Ben Bouali, University of Chlef, Chlef, Algeria

    A. C. Taiba

  3. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Researcher, Berlin, Germany

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Taiba, A.C., Mahmoudi, Y. & Belkhatir, M. Discussion of “Experimental Study on Mechanical Behavior of Sand Improved by Polyurethane Foam”, by Ghasemi et al. (2023), Published in Experimental Techniques. DOI.org/10.1007/s40799-023-00633-5. Exp Tech (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40799-023-00675-9

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