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A specification that defines required results, criteria by which performance will be judged, and methods of evaluation, without requirements for how the results are to be obtained.
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Torrent, R. et al. (2016). Prescriptive Durability Specifications. In: Beushausen, H., Fernandez Luco, L. (eds) Performance-Based Specifications and Control of Concrete Durability. RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7309-6_3
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