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Bridge Inspection Strategies. / Hachem, Y.; Zografos, Konstantinos; Soltani, M.
In: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 5, No. 1, 01.1991, p. 37-56.

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Hachem, Y, Zografos, K & Soltani, M 1991, 'Bridge Inspection Strategies', Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 37-56. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(1991)5:1(37)

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Hachem, Y., Zografos, K., & Soltani, M. (1991). Bridge Inspection Strategies. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 5(1), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(1991)5:1(37)

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Hachem Y, Zografos K, Soltani M. Bridge Inspection Strategies. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 1991 Jan;5(1):37-56. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(1991)5:1(37)

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Hachem, Y. ; Zografos, Konstantinos ; Soltani, M. / Bridge Inspection Strategies. In: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 1991 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 37-56.

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