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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 347, 2026
2025 SAIMechE Central Branch Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Related Disciplines (SCMERD 2025)
Article Number 02003
Number of page(s) 11
Section Mechanics, Structures and Vibrations
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202634702003
Published online 14 January 2026
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