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Natural materials, concretes and composites are usually highly heterogeneous materials with random distribution of properties; many of them present granular and/or porous materials.

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Mishnaevsky, L.L. (1998). Natural Materials and Composites. In: Frantziskonis, G.N. (eds) PROBAMAT-21st Century: Probabilities and Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5216-7_36

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