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Introduction to requirements for and functions and properties of repair mortars

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  • RILEM TC 167-COM: ‘Characterisation of Old Mortars with Respect to their Repair’
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  1. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

    K. Van Balen & R. Van Hees

  2. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    I. Papayianni

  3. Politecnico di Milano, Italy

    L. Binda

  4. Norwegian Building Research Institute, Norway

    A. Waldum

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TC Membership-Chairman: Caspar Groot, The Netherlands;Secretary: Geoff Ashall, United Kingdom;Members: Giulia Baronio, Italy, Peter Bartos, United Kingdom; Luigia Binda, Italy; Jan Elsen, Belgium; John Hughes, United Kingdom; Jan Erik Lidqvist, Sweden; Paul Maurenbrecher, Canada; Ioanna Papayianni, Greece; Margaret Thomson, USA; Koen Van Balen, Belgium; Rob Van Hees, The Netherlands; Alf Waldum, Norway.

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Van Balen, K., Papayianni, I., Van Hees, R. et al. Introduction to requirements for and functions and properties of repair mortars. Mat. Struct. 38, 781–785 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02479291

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