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Investigation of Rammed Earth Research in the Context of Sustainable Building Materials with Performance Analysis
1Department of Architecture, Harran University
✉ Corresponding author: Yahya Melikoğlu · y.melikoglu@harran.edu.tr
Proceedings 7th International Symposium on Innovation in Architecture, Planning and Design
Volume 23 Pages 298–304 Year 2025
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