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    Ivo Herle

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Herle, I. (2005). Difficulties related to numerical predictions of deformations. In: Fellin, W., Lessmann, H., Oberguggenberger, M., Vieider, R. (eds) Analyzing Uncertainty in Civil Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26847-2_7

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