Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 50, Issue 11, 3009(2022)
Research Progress on Super Absorbent Polymer as Internal Curing Materials of Concrete
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ZHANG Yuanyuan, MAO Qianjin, LI Songtao, WANG Ziming. Research Progress on Super Absorbent Polymer as Internal Curing Materials of Concrete[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2022, 50(11): 3009
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The Author Email: Yuanyuan ZHANG (Zhangyuanyuan@emails.bjut.edu.cn)